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WARK, Frederick Key
| Service Number: | 20526 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 December 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Port Broughton, South Australia , 15 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Port Broughton, Barunga West, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 16 September 1965, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hindmarsh Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Port Broughton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Dec 1917: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 20526, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 20526, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 20526 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by tony griffin
Frederick Key Wark was the sons of Francis and Mary Emma (nee Williams) Wark of Port Broughto
Fred was born at Port Broughton on 15 May 1891. A salesman, he was 26 years old when he enlisted at Adelaide on 5 December 1917.
Fred was posted to Army Medical Corps Reinforcements and embarked from Sydney on 17 July 1918 aboard HMAT A30 “Borda” and disembarked in England on 27 September. The war had ended when, on 15 November 1918, Fred marched out for duty with 2 Group Clearing Hospital at Hurdcott. On 3 June 1919 Fred married 27 year old Winifred Alice Wilson in London. Shortly before his return to Australia Fred was transferred to duty with the 1st Field Ambulance. Fred and Winifred embarked from England aboard “Mahana” on 25 September 1919 and disembarked in Adelaide on 8 November. He was discharged on 25 November 1919.
Fred's elder brother, 3646 Pte Alexander Keeling Wark, served with 31 Battalion AIF.
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