MANN, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 1037 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1914, At sea (aboard HMAT Omrah) |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, 31 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Chinderah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1037, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1037, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1037, 9th Infantry Battalion, At sea (aboard HMAT Omrah) | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1037, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"DEATH OF PRIVATE F. W. MANN.
The sadness of War was brought home more vividly to Tweed people yesterday, when it became known that Private, F. W. Mann, a son of Mr. George Mann, of Chinderah, had fallen in the operations in the Dardanelles against the Turkish forces guarding Gallipoli Peninsula. So far as is known he is the first of the Tweed's soldiers to give his lfe for Empire in the present colossal struggle, and the deepest sympathy is felt for his bereaved father. The name appearing in the casualty list published in yesterday's "Tweed Daily," as Private Mann, caused numerous inquiries to be made locally, and it was not until later in the day that word was received from Chinderah that a message had been received by Mr. Geo. Marin from the authorities, through Major Goldsmid, that his son had been killed. It is understood that this message conveyed the news that our soldier had died between 25th April and 1st May from wounds, and it also embodied words of sympathy from the "Commonwealth and the King and Queen for the loss sustained to him and the army in the death of his son." Private F. W. Mann was a mere boy, being only 23 years of age, and was Mr. Geo. Mann's third son. Two other brothers are with the Australian Expeditionary Forces in active service. Worthy sons of the Empire; worthy sons of Australia. Worthy sons of a worthy, sire!" - from the Tweed Daily 05 May 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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