Wassell, Charles Edward (Ernest)

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D.S.O., M.B., Ch.M. : Lieutenant-Colonel, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt, Gallipoli, England and France. Enlisting 20th August, 1914, and sailing 25th September with 1st Australian Field Ambulance, served with it at Lemnos and Gallipoli from the Landing till the Evacuation. Was C.O. Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, from May to July, 1916, and surgeon, No. 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, from August to November and then, proceeding to England, D.A.D.M.S. 3rd Australian Division, Salisbury, until January, 1917. After short periods at No. 4 Convalescent and No. 5 Australian Auxiliary Hospitals, was C.O. 12th A.F.Amb. in France from 20th February until invalided to hospital in January, 1918, returning to Australia in May and being C.O. No. 21 A.G.H., Sydney, from June to November. Promoted major, 1st January, 1916; lieutenant-colonel, 20th February, 1917. Awarded D.S.O. 1st January, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches twice.Demonstrator in Anatomy, 1919. Early education at Bowen House and Brisbane Grammar Schools. Later at St. Andrew's College.

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1900

Early education at Bowen House School, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1900
1903

Early education at Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1903
1913

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1913
1913

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1913
1914

Enlisted 20 Aug 1914
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Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at Egypt --, Egypt ; Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1915

Military service at Gallipoli --, Turkey 25 April 1915
1918

Military award: D.S.O. on 1918-01-01
1925

Medical Practitioner at Teneriffe -Chester Street, Teneriffe- QLD, Australia 10 December 1925
1925

Registered 10 Dec 1925 at Chester Street, Teneriffe : Teneriffe [ QLD Australia ]
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Member of British Medical Association QLD branch
1944

Death in Brisbane -Brisbane General Hospital- QLD, Australia 22 August 1944

Gender

Male

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Portrait of Dr Charles Ernest Wassell [ jpg ]

Reverse of portrait Dr Charles Ernest Wassell [ jpg ]

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