OLDING, Frederick Thomas
| Service Number: | 97 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ascot, England, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 97, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 97, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 97, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Corporal Olding is a resident of Toowoomba, and has a general storekeeping business at Newtown. He was a veteran, having served his country on and off for 30 years. He joined the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, East Surrey Regiment in 1885, and retired as Corporal in 1889, shortly afterwards entering the 4th Battalion East Surrey Regiment as a private, and was discharged as Lance-Sergeant in 1899. During the latter period he was present with his regiment at the late Qeen Vicotira's jubilee parade on 22nd June 1897. Subsequently he went to the 4th Territorial Battalion, Hampshire Regiment as a private, and left as Sergeant in 1901. Previous to the outbreak of war, he was connected with rifle clubs for a number of years. He was selected, with others, t o represent his Battalion at the funeral in Cairo, Egypt, of their late Sergeant, J Moore, who was engage in a military capacity in Toowoomba for a number of years.
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