FRITH, Albert Hector
| Service Number: | 333 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Clunes, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clunes War Memorial, Colac Elliminyt Methodist Honor Roll, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 333, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 333, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 333, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 333, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 333, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Rebecca May Frith(later known as Rebecca Andrew), William James Frith and Thomas Frith
"...333 Private Albert Hector Frith, 8th Battalion, of Clunes, Vic. A farm labourer prior to enlisting in August 1914, Pte Frith embarked on board HMAT Benalla (A24) on 19 October 1914. The 8th Battalion landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. Pte Frith was killed in action on 8 May 1915 at Cape Helles, Gallipoli. He was 19 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Albert Hector Frith, aged just 19, enlisted in the AIF at Ballarat on 19 August 1914. He embarked overseas with the first AIF convoy on 19 October and arrived in Egypt on 8 December 1914.
After several months training, the battalion left Egypt on 5 April 1915 to complete a further week of training at Lemnos.
The troops finally left Lemnos and landed as part of the second wave at ANZAC Cove on 25 April 1915. Over the ensuing days they held their positions against fierce Turkish counter attacks.
Ten days after the landing, the battalion was sent 20 km south to Cape Helles to assist a combined British, New Zealand and French colonial force capture the village of Krithia and the heights beyond.
After two failed attempts, the Australians joined the third and final attempt. This attack also failed, at heavy cost in casualties, and it was here that Pte Albert Hector Frith was killed in action on 8 May 1915.
His body was never recovered, and he has no known grave. He is remembered on the Helles Memorial at Cape Helles, Gallipoli.
Source: Extract from "Clunes War Memorial WW1" by Robert Wight, June 2022.
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