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SHARPE, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 444 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Worcester Grammar School, England, 12 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Worcester, England |
| Occupation: | Fruit Grower |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 23 August 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Uncle Freddie at rest in Heath cemetery 2.5 kms N of Harbonnieres France.11kms ESE of Corbie. 3.62E SSP 4271/13 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 444, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 444, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 444, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-23 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 444, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Lost Medal BMW awarded WW1
Uncle Fred's medal has not been found but would be of interest if ....as it belongs is with the Sharpe family. or is in heritage WW1 museum(?)
Submitted 10 May 2023 by Rosemary Downing
Freddies wife Molly
Molly Sharpe widow to Freddie married again in 1928 to Ernest Collins (Bin).Molly is my GrandPa- Eric Osborne's, sister. Molly did not have children. but remain thought of as is Freddie and Bin
Submitted 11 November 2020 by Rosemary Downing
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