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WALSH, Frederick Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1579 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dynamo Attendant |
| Died: | Wounds, Tigne Hospital, Malta, 22 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Addolorata Cemetery Block E, Plot EA, Row A, Grave 652 H.C. Schembri officiated Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory of our darling son who will never be forgotten, Addolorata Cemetery, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth War Memorial, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1579, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, WA | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1579, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1579, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Adelaide | |
| 12 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1579, 12th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the pelvis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael John and Elizabeth Walsh of 91 Weston Street, Brunswick Victoria later of Coburg, Victoria. Brother of Catherine Veronica Walsh, Kathleen May Walsh, Ellen Victoria Walsh and Eileen Frances Walsh
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
While living in Tasmania he studied Electric Engineering