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PERKINS, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 6089 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, United Kingdom, 27 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kongorong, Grant, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Surgery complications, Mt Gambier, South Australia , 10 January 1938, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gambier Lake Terrace Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls |
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6089, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6089, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Merris (France), In the operations against enemy positions at MONT DE MERRIS near STRAZEELE on night 2nd/3rd June, 1918, Private PERKINS was one of a party of three men under Sergeant PULLEN who attacked and captured three German machine guns in action. The first gun was rushed with the bayonet and the crew either killed or captured: the other two guns were attacked with hand grenades and the crews driven off. Throughout the action he showed great courage and dash, and set a fine example to the men of his platoon who witnessed the act.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23 Date: 12 February 1919 | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6089, 10th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", (2nd Time) GSW Left Arm |
Awarded the Military Medal for actions at Merris
In the operations against enemy positions at MONT DE MERRIS near STRAZEELE on night 2nd/3rd June, 1918, Private PERKINS was one of a party of three men under Sergeant PULLEN who attacked and captured three German machine guns in action. The first gun was rushed with the bayonet and the crew either killed or captured: the other two guns were attacked with hand grenades and the crews driven off. Throughout the action he showed great courage and dash, and set a fine example to the men of his platoon who witnessed the act.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919
Submitted 12 July 2019 by Steve Larkins
Biography contributed by Steve Larkins
Frederick William Perkins, MM
Extracted from his Service record:
Fred Perkins Embarked ex Adelaide, 20 August 1916 disembarking in Plymouth, England, 30 September 1916.
After Depot training in the UK, he proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1916; taken on strength, 10th Bn, France, 2 January 1917.
He was wounded in action shortly afterwards, described as GSW (alternativelty General Shrapnel or Gun Shot Wound) on 25 February 1917; admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, and transferred to 1st Canadian General Hospital, France, 27 February 1917.
His wounds rsulted in evacuation to England, 1 March 1917, and admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Brighton, 2 March 1917; transferred to Wynch Cross Hospital, 17 March 1917; discharged on furlough, 4 April 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 19 April 1917.
Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 20 April 1917; marched out to 10th Bn; transferred to 70th Bn and taken on strength, 24 April 1917.
Proceeded overseas to France, 9 October 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 16 October 1917.
Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 28 January 1918 (scabies); transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 13 February 1918; to 25th General Hospital, Boulogne, 16 February 1918; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 28 March 1918; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Escaut, 21 April 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 26 April 1918 (trench fever).
He was engaged in an action on 2/3 June 1918 near Merris in northern France, as a result of which he was awarded the Military Medal - see related Personal Story
Wounded in action, second occasion (gun shot wound, left arm), 20 September 1918; admitted to 12th Casualty Clearing Station and transferred to 5th Australian General Hospital, Rouen; transferred to England, and admitted to Bristol War Hospital, 27 September 1918.
Awarded Military Medal, 8 October 1918.
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marmari', 21 December 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 4 February 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 17 April 1919.
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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