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FRINGS, Edward Franz Hubert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 146 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Coantsurth Technical Institute, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Aeroplane Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Wytschaete, Messines, Belgium, 26 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - Panel 7, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 146, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 146, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 146, Gunshot wounds to the shoulder(fractured Scapula) and right arm. | |
| 23 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field | |
| 26 Mar 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 146, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 146 awm_unit: 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Son of John Willie and Lily Gerturde Frings of Brisk Island, Townsville, QLD. Lily later returned to England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal