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EMMS, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4143 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, Australia, 22 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Exeter, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Terowie Public School, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia, 19 May 1979, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4143, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Adelaide | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4143, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4143, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4143, 48th Infantry Battalion, HT Borda for return to Australia (debility - pneumonia) - disembarking Melbourne 21 November 1917 then by train to Adelaide | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4143, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 4143, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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