Frederick Leslie SAINTY

SAINTY, Frederick Leslie

Service Number: 2426
Enlisted: 16 September 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 14th Field Company Engineers
Born: Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1897
Home Town: Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Fort Street Public School & Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Electrical engineer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 20 July 1916, aged 18 years
Cemetery: VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France
VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canley Vale Public School WW1 Roll of Honour, Chippendale Substation Staff NSW Govt. Tramways Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Haymarket Substation Staff of NSW Government Tramways Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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World War 1 Service

16 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2426, Sydney, New South Wales
11 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2426, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
11 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2426, 1st Field Company Engineers, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
18 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 14th Field Company Engineers
20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2426, 14th Field Company Engineers, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Trevor Edwards

On 18th march 1916 Sapper Frederick Leslie Sainty was transferred to the 5th Division 14th Field Company. He was KIA while serving in the 14th Field Company Australian Engineers at Fromelles on the 20th July 1916. The 14th Field Company was the last company he served in.

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

SAPPER FREDERICK LESLIE SAINTY (Died of wounds), 1st Field Co. Engineers. Born at Newtown on December 7th. 1897. The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sainty of  Haberfield. He was educated at Fort Street, and up to the time of eiilistment he was employed at the North Sydney and Manly Electric Sub-stations. On December 11th. 1915 he sailed for Egypt on the R.M.S. “ Mooltan.” and after six months’ training there, he was transferred to the western front, where he was severely wounded in action near Armentieres. He died of wounds on the 20th July, aged eighteen years and seven months.

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