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PELHAM, Frederick Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4351 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 28 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brush maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4351, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4351, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4351, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4351, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4351, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4351, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW to scrotum. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 3 May 1918. | |
| 13 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4351, 12th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 4 August 1918. | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4351, 12th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Killed in action during the 1st Division attack on Chuignes. |
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