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FRECKLETON, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7108, 7105 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7108, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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