John FRECKLETON

FRECKLETON, John

Service Numbers: 7108, 7105
Enlisted: 9 July 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: Tunnelling Companies
Born: Kirkpatrick, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1872
Home Town: Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Prospector
Died: Killed in Action, 8th Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 1 September 1918
Cemetery: Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia
Presbyterian Section,Row EE, Grave 197, Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7108, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Perth, WA
11 May 1917: Involvement Sapper, 7105, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917: Embarked Sapper, 7105, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
1 Sep 1918: Involvement Sapper, 7108, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7108 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as a friend John Earle of Bathurst Street, Hobart, Tasmania

17 June 1918 - returned to Australia for discharge

Medals: British War Medal, Vicctory Medal