MUNRO, Frederick
| Service Number: | 1643 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | INvernessshire, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 2 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 26, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1643, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1643, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1643, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Age at the time of arrival in Australia is given as 50 years but his age at the time of embarkation is given as 43 years. On his Attestation paper his age is given as 40 years and 5 months at the time of enlistment.
Husband of Catherine Munro of 63 Victory Street, Devonport, England later of Keyham, Devonport, England
Father of Kenneth Munro, Eleanor Hilda Munro and Annie Louise Munro
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Royal Marines for 21 years. He served in the Egyptian War of 1882 where he was awarded the Khedives Bronze Star and the Queen Victoria's Medal as well as the long service and good conduct medal