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BINKS, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 145 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Lisarow, Gosford Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Emden St Board School, Manchester, England |
| Occupation: | Fruit Grower |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 June 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row B, Grave 13, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 145, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 145, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Rank - Private
While under heavy shell fire a shell went through the parapet hitting the machine gun and also hit Binks in the face and decapitating Binks.
According to his Attestation papers he was Mentined in Despatches but no award or official recommendation can be found
Served 2 years in the Imperial Yeomanry, Boer War.
Son of George and Mary Binks. rother of Emily Binks, 50 Metropolitan Road, Enmore, New South Wales