| Name |
GAVEL, William |
| Birth |
4 May 1918 |
Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
3 Jul 1940 |
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Australian Army - 2/19 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION |
- Service Australian Army
Service Number NX52469
Date of Birth 04 May 1918
Place of Birth LEETON, NSW
Date of Enlistment 03 Jul 1940
Locality on Enlistment LEETON, NSW
Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW
Next of Kin GAVEL, ALAN
Date of Death 27 Nov 1943
Rank Private
Posting on Death 2/19 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
Prisoner of War Yes
Roll of Honour LEETON NSW
HonoursNone for display
|
| Reference Number |
W1231 |
| _UID |
ADA0593FF89D4B1098AEBA47AFE6AAAA05CB |
| Burial |
1943 |
Thailand |
Address:
KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY |
- WAR CASUALTIES I
Died in
P.O. W. Camp
NX52469. Corporal WILLIAM GAVEL has died from dysentery, while a prisoner of war in No. 4 Camp Thailand.
The late Cpl. Gavel is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gavel, now residing at 49 Georgina Street, Newton (Sydney). He enlisted in Leeton in May, 1940, and sailed to Malaya with a contingent of Leeton men in the Riverina Regiment early in 1941.
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) Tuesday 17 April 1945 p 2 Article
Inscription
Age 25 Supreme sacrifice.
Gravesite Details
NX52469 Australian Infantry 2/19 Infantry Battalion
|
| Death |
27 Nov 1943 |
Thailand |
| Cause: Dysentry |
Address:
POW No. 4 Camp Thailand. |
| Person ID |
I4859 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
26 Jan 2026 |
1918 - 1943 (25 years) Has 18 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.