HILL Elizabeth Martha: The Relatives of Frederick Lionel WALTER

Generation: 1

HILL Elizabeth Martha was born Abt 1849, LIN; died 1934, Royal Park VIC.

Elizabeth married JEWELL Charles Cottle 1885, VIC. Charles (son of JEWELL Richard and COTTLE Elizabeth) was born Abt 1845, Kilkhampton CON; died 18 May 1923, Collingwood VIC; was buried May 1923, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton VIC. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. JEWELL Charles Thomas was born 1887, Fitzroy VIC; died 1887, South Fitzroy VIC.
3. JEWELL Elizabeth Ethel was born 1888, South Fitzroy VIC; died 22 Mar 1919, Collingwood VIC; was buried Mar 1919, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton VIC.
4. JEWELL Herbert James was born 1891, Abbotsford VIC; died 19 Jul 1916, Fleurbaix, Pas-de-Calais FRA; was buried , VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, Nord FRA.

Generation: 2

2. JEWELL Charles Thomas (1.Elizabeth¹) was born 1887, Fitzroy VIC; died 1887, South Fitzroy VIC.

JEWELL Elizabeth Ethel

(1.Elizabeth¹) was born 1888, South Fitzroy VIC; died 22 Mar 1919, Collingwood VIC; was buried Mar 1919, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton VIC.

Notes:

Ethel was going out with a young man who served during WWI but died while he was away on 22 Mar 1919, aged 30.

Buried:
Plot: WES I 400. Buried in the same plot as her father Charles and uncle Andrew.

JEWELL Herbert James

(1.Elizabeth¹) was born 1891, Abbotsford VIC; died 19 Jul 1916, Fleurbaix, Pas-de-Calais FRA; was buried , VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, Nord FRA.

Other Events:

Occupation: Ironmongery Salesman
Military: Between 12 Jul 1915 and 19 Jul 1916, Middle East, Gallipoli Turkey and the Western Front in France.; Served during WWI as No. 2957, Private, 7th. and 59th. Battalions, Australian Infantry, AIF.

Notes:

Military:
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.

Buried:
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.

Died:
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.