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VASSEL, Frederick Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6948 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1917, Enlisted at East Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Protestant School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row A, Grave 10. Headstone inscription: God takes our loved on from our home but never from our hearts |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6948, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at East Sydney, NSW | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 6948, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 6948, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Vassel and Thirza Vassel on Wellington Street, Waterloo, NSW. Brother of Herbert Richard Frank Vassel who returned to Australia on 9 September 1919 having served with the 20th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal