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Name: Frederick Ignatius Paul Sugg
Service Number: 1332
Place of Birth: Mt. Gambier
Date of Birth: 12 September 1885
Place of Enlistment: Oaklands
Date of Enlistment: 28 November 1914
Age at Embarkation: 28
Marital status: Single
Next of Kin: Father – Abraham Sugg, Hector Terrace, Glenelg
Occupation: Compositor
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private, 12th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
West Adelaide Football Club involvement:
Frederick played 55 games for WAFC from 1898 to 1905. He made his debut on 7 May 1898. In 1898, Fred was named as one of three outstanding players for West in a season in which they lost all 14 games. (W.T. Kelly History of West Adelaide Football Club Pg 19). Sugg then played 20 games for North Adelaide in 1906 & 1907. In his book, Kelly notes “North Adelaide were extremely fortunate to get Alec and Fred Sugg” in an era when West Adelaide had “materially assisted other clubs by the lavish granting of clearances” (Pg 11).
Biographical details:
Frederick was the son of Abraham James Sugg and Anna Maria Kennedy. His unit embarked HMAT A50 Itonus in Adelaide on 15 February 1915. While playing football on 9 June, Frederick wrenched his knee, sustaining an injury known as chrome arthritis. He was admitted to hospital on 13 June with synovitis of the right knee. The Medical Board assessed this to be a permanent disability. This resulted in Frederick being “discharged as permanently unfit for military service.” Consequently, he left Gallipoli on board the Ballarat on 3 July, arrived in Adelaide on 6 August and was discharged in Adelaide on 12 November 1915. He died on 11 August 1948. Source: NAA; B2455; Sugg F; Barcode 8095846.