SHARPE, Frederick Charles
| Service Number: | 507 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria Later transferred to the 21st Battaion but date not known |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barton Seagrave, near Kettering,Northamptonshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Beulah, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | National School, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), At sea (HMAT Ulysses), At sea (HMAT Ulysses A38), 26 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea CHATBY MEMORIAL, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 507, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria Later transferred to the 21st Battaion but date not known | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 507, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 507, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 507, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 507 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Kate Sharpe of Barton Seagrave, Kettering, Northants, England. Brother of Evelyn Bonfield and Edwin Sharpe who was wounded while serving possibly with the English Forces
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
21st Battalion, B Company, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Births Jun 1892 Sharpe Frederick Charles Newport P. 3a 767
Age on arrival in Australia 20
Enlistment date 19 January 1915
Age at embarkation 23
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/38/1
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
He is remembered on the war memorials at Barton Seagrave.
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