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PAINTER, Frederick John
| Service Numbers: | 6865A, 1316, 6865 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England., 1870 |
| Home Town: | Pompoota, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Albion, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 13 July 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac Portion 7 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6865A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1316, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1316, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1316, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 4th MD, medically discharged (Debility) | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6865A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Murray Bridge, SA | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6865A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6865A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 16 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6865, 24th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD, medically discharged (Debility) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs. M.M. Painter, 13 Quin's Road, Ashley Down, Bristol, England
GOD'S GREATEST GIFT - REMEMBRANCE
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Australian Remembrance Army
Private Frederick John Painter (Service Numbers 1316 & 6865), an Australian World War One veteran, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with a plaque recognising their service for Australia.
We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 15 April 2023, along with a further 246 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
See Australian Remembrance Army Facebook page
Frederick John Painter was born in 1870 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. He served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War across two periods of enlistment. He first enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia, on 16 September 1914 and embarked from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) for overseas service. He was hospitalised during his service, returned to Australia in September 1916, and was discharged at Adelaide in December 1916 as medically unfit.
Painter re-enlisted at Murray Bridge, South Australia, on 28 April 1917, joining the 24th Battalion. He embarked again from Melbourne on 21 November 1917 aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) for further overseas service. He served in England and France, where he experienced repeated illness, including malaria, and spent extended periods in hospital. He returned to Australia in 1918, travelling on the Wimmera and subsequently on HMAT Medic after the Berringa (D16) was torpedoed in the English Channel. He was discharged from Caulfield Hospital in November 1918, again classified as medically unfit.
After the war, Frederick John Painter lived in Queensland and worked in labouring and maritime occupations. In 1928 he was living at Tara, Queensland, employed as a labourer. Between 1934 and 1936 he resided in Brisbane, working as a seaman, and by 1939 he was living at Sandgate Road, Albion, Brisbane.
Private Frederick John Painter died on 13 July 1947, aged 77, and was buried in Anzac Portion 7, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. He was unmarried and had no known children.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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