S6451
RESCHKE, Frederick Robert
| Service Number: | 2972 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wilmington, Mount Remarkable - South Australia, Australia, 21 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wilmington, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 1957, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Blinman & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Blinman Boer War, WW1 & WW2 Honour Rolls, Wilmington District WW1 Honour Boards |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2972, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2972, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2972, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lane Reschke
Frederick Robert Reschke was born in Wilmington, South Australia in 21st November, 1890. His mother’s name was Wilhelmina Reschke and he had two brothers. He worked as a farmer on the station with his dad (Frederick William Reschke) all of his life before he enlisted in the war. He enlisted in the war on May the 1st when he was 25 and a half years old. He was accepted and entered the 50th infantry battalion as a private.
He then embarked on a ship by the name of HMAT Afric A19 on the 6th of November 1916 from Adelaide. He fought in the war from 1916 to February 1917. On 22nd January 1917, Frederick developed spinal meningitis and had to go to the ships hospital for treatment. On the 9th of June 1917, he was wounded in action and was taken to England. He then returned to Australia on the 8th November 1918. In 1957, he died from unknown causes. He was buried in North road cemetery with his mother Annie Johanna Wilhelmina Reschke.
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