Frederick Cecil MEAD

MEAD, Frederick Cecil

Service Numbers: 3591, 3591A
Enlisted: 7 September 1915, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Catargo, NSW, 27 October 1895
Home Town: Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling: St. Vincent's School Redfern
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Died: Killed in Action, Villers Bretonneux, France, 6 April 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France
III Q 8
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3591, 4th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
13 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3591, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3591, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
6 Apr 1918: Involvement Corporal, 3591A, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3591A awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-06

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Charles and Ellen Mead, of 165, Marrickville Rd., Marrickville, New South Wales. 

SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIM

Frederick served in Egypt and France and engaged in all battles except Ypres and was killed in action at Viller Bretonneux April6, 1918