Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHMGS
1st LHMGS, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Roll of Honour
Joseph Charles Radnell
Joseph Charles Radnell
Service number: 469
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: RADNELL, Tpr. Joseph Charles, 469, M.M. 1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 26. Son of Ambrose Pain Radnell and Emily Mary Radnell, of Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia. B. 78.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Joseph Charles Radnell from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 469 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, Ambrose Radwell, Tarnagulla, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 17 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Unspecified Mention in despatches awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement (1 December 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' (19 April 1917). Recommendation date: 3-4 August 1916 |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 78), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ambrose and Emily RADNELL, Tarnagulla, Victoria |
| Medals | Military Medal |
| Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 1st LHMGS, AIF, Roll of Honour, Joseph Charles Radnell
