Herbert FRITH

FRITH, Herbert

    Service Number: 5171
    Enlisted: 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1884
    Home Town: East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Barman
    Died: Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 25 March 1934, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
    Interred on 27 March 1934 Church of England Section, Plot 148639
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5171, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    28 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 5171, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    28 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 5171, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    9 Mar 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5171, 24th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the face
    22 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5171, 24th Infantry Battalion, Gassed
    4 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5171, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 3rd occasion. Gunshot wound to the thigh
    30 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5171, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of  Sydney Silver Frith and Norah Frith nee Murray of 539 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria. Brother of Percy Frith, Leonard Frith and Arthur Frith

    Returned to Australia on 2 March 1919 on board HT Derbyshire

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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