MIDSON, Frederick George
| Service Number: | 6585 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fingal, Tasmania, Australia, 17 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 6 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cullenswood Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6585, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6585, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6585, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of Thomas and Margaret Jane Midson, of St Marys, Tasmania.
Mr and Mrs Midson received the following letter from Captain S. R. Houghton DSO MC 12th Battalion AIF. It was published in the Launceston Daily Telegraph.
"Dear Mrs Midson, It is with much regret 1 have to inform you of your son's death. Private Midson gave his life for his Country during recent operations, in which the Australians were engaged. In losing him we have lost not only a gallant soldier, but a brave comrade, who was beloved by all who knew him. His vacant place in our ranks is felt by the whole of his company, and on their behalf I wish to offer you our deepest sympathy. It is a relief to know his death was painless, and it was instantaneous. He died side by side with other members of a gun team to which he was attached. Once again offering you my heartfelt sympathy.