JEWELL Herbert James

1891 - 1916  (25 years)

• Name	JEWELL Herbert James
  Born	1891	Abbotsford VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 12 Jul 1915 and 19 Jul 1916	Middle East, Gallipoli Turkey and the Western Front in France.   [2]
  	Served during WWI as No. 2957, Private, 7th. and 59th. Battalions, Australian Infantry, AIF.
  	Arrived at Gallipoli as a reinforcement for the 7th. Battalion only a few days prior to the withdrawal of the Australian troops. After arriving back in Egypt he was transferred to the 59th. Battalion as part of the major expansion of the AIF before moving to the Western Front in France. It appears that he was a signalman in 6 Platoon, B Company, 59th. Battalion. Lest We Forget.
  Occupation	Ironmongery Salesman
  Died	19 Jul 1916	Fleurbaix, Pas-de-Calais FRA   [3]
  	The military action (the battle of Fromelles) in which Private Herbert James JEWELL (1891-1916) died was one that is still extremely controversial even after the passing of a century. It was a battle which was planned and executed in great haste and with a mind-numbing level of stupidity on behalf of the British High Command. More Australians died in this battle in a single day than any battle in our history. Fleurbaix is an adjacent village very close to Fromelles.
  Buried	VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, Nord FRA   [4]
  	Private Herbert James JEWELL's remains were not located for several weeks after his death. He was found about 70 yards from the Australian front line. His resting place in the VC Corner Australian Cemetery is an unusual Western Front Cemetery on two accounts. Firstly, it is the only 'Australians only' war cemetery on the Western Front. Secondly, all of the burials are not marked by headstones but simply recorded on the main monument at the rear of the cemetery. All of the war cemeteries are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and this one is really a little portion of Australia in the north of France. Lest We Forget.
  Person ID	I10666	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	30 May 2019

  
  

  Father	JEWELL Charles Cottle,   b. Abt 1845, Kilkhampton CON ,   d. 18 May 1923, Collingwood VIC  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	HILL Elizabeth Martha,   b. Abt 1849, LIN ,   d. 1934, Royal Park VIC  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	1885	VIC   [5]
  Family ID	F3441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones		VC Corner Cemetery, Fromelles, Nord, Hauts-de-France, FRA The only Western Front War Cemetery set aside for Australian war dead only. There are no headstones in this place but all names and units are recorded on the monument at the rear. The service and sacrifice of No. 2957, Private Herbert James JEWELL, 7th. and 59th. Battalions, Australian Infantry, AIF is remembered in this place. Lest We Forget.
  		Wall marker remembering the service and sacrifice of No. 2957, Private Herbert James JEWELL (1891-1916), 7th. and 59th. Battalions, Australian Infantry, AIF. Lest We Forget.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3017] ZZ Place Record: Abbotsford VIC, Place Rec Id [P3182]. [S3939] ZZ Place Record: Middle East, Gallipoli Turkey and the Western Front in France., Place Rec Id [P4719]. [S3978] ZZ Place Record: Fleurbaix, Pas-de-Calais FRA, Place Rec Id [P4779]. [S3977] ZZ Place Record: VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, Nord FRA, Place Rec Id [P4778]. [S541] ZZ Place Record: VIC, Place Rec Id [P5].