Frederick RUSSELL

RUSSELL, Frederick

Service Number: 3473
Enlisted: 15 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Bacchus Marsh, Moorabool, Victoria
Schooling: Coimadai Public School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Chauffeur
Died: Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 10 August 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3473, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3473, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography

"...3473 Private  Frederick Russell, 11th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of Cohuna, Vic. Pte Russell enlisted on 15 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He was killed in action on 10 August 1916 at Pozieres, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)