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VALE, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7319 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1886 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Toorak Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7319, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7319, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7319, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 8 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7319, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Raid on Celtic Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7319 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7319, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Poelcapelle, Killed in action |
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