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OTTON, Frederick Harden
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915, Enlisted in NSW |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 29 July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public & Grammar Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer & Grazier |
| Died: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 17 September 1964, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bega Cemetery, New South Wales Anglican 7, Row K, Graves 8A & 9A |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted in NSW | |
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| 21 Mar 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the left thigh. | |
| 29 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Second occasion. Remained on duty | |
| 16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Otton and Mary Rosina Otton of Bega, 'Numerella', Bega, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1919 aboard HT Rio Negro
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c Frederick married Ivy Henrietta Gibson in Wollongong, NSW