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FREEMAN, John Henry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1915, 1915A |
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Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Womboota, New South Wales, 16 May 1878 |
Home Town: | Womboota, Murray Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farm labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 June 1917, aged 39 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Womboota Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1915, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1915, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1915, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
11 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1915A, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1915A awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-11 |
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