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GOSLING, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4119 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Braidwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X, Row C, Grave 10 Rev. F.W. Tugwell officiated, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Braidwood Public School Roll of Honour, Braidwood Servicemens Club Honour Roll, Braidwood St Andrew's Church Roll of Intercession |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4119, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4119, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4119, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 21 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant | |
| 2 Aug 1918: | Involvement 4119, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4119 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted as Fred Gosling
Son of John and Elizabeth Gosling of 'Herbertville', Bunnerong Road, South Kensington, NSW; previously of Monkittee Street, Braidwood
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal