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HOVENDEN, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2667 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lewisham, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 14 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Grave No. I. A. 26. INSCRIPTION TO HAVE, TO LOVE AND TO PART THE SADDEST THING TO A HUMAN HEART , Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2667, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2667, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 2667, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2667 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-14 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 30 and a son of Robert and Teresa Elizabeth Hovenden, of "Will-Fred," Cross St., South Strathfield, New South Wales, formerly of Sherwood Rd., Merrylands, New South Wales.
His brother, Private William Hovenden, aged 28, 25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. fell at Gallipoli on 10th November 1915 and is believed to be buried in the EMBARKATION PIER CEMETERY-a Special Memorial there commemorates him.