SIZE, Frederick George
| Service Number: | 2069 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Balhannah Soldiers' Memorial Honor Roll, Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2069, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2069, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide |
Frederick George Size
Name: Frederick George Size
Service Number: 2069
Place of Birth: Dry Plains / Strathalbyn
Date of Birth: 30 May 1897
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 18 October 1915
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 5 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Charlotte Size
Occupation not available
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Frederick left Adelaide on board HMAT Warillda on 10 February 1916 bound for Egypt where he served throughout the war. On 1 June he sustained a slight head wound which was treated at hospital in Romani, enabling him to rejoin his unit on 28 June. Frederick’s parents were advised of the incident on 14 June by Base Records in Melbourne. He was hospitalised on 3 occasions throughout the period of May to September 1917 due to haemorrhoids and in October was treated for pyrexia. Frederick returned to Australia from Egypt on the Orari and whilst in transit had to be treated for malaria in June 1919. He was discharged on 19 August.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins