Frederick Slade CASTILLA

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CASTILLA, Frederick Slade

Service Number:	3057
Enlisted:	29 September 1914, Unit was 1st Divisional Ammunition Column as per page 4 of NAA service record.
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	West Perth, Western Australia, 29 December 1896
Home Town:	Claremont, Western Australia
Schooling:	Perth Modern School, Western Australia, 1911-14
Occupation:	Student
Died:	Safety Bay, Western Australia, 1 August 1976, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section ZB, Gravesite 0088.
Memorials:	Subiaco Perth Modern School WW1Honour Board

World War 1 Service

29 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3057, Unit was 1st Divisional Ammunition Column as per page 4 of NAA service record.
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Driver, 3057, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Driver, 3057, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Medic, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Robert Johnson

Enlisted underage at 17 years 8 months 22 days - see page 1 question 4 of NAA service record for altered age from 18 to 17 and insertion of DOB as 29/9/1896. Actual DOB is 29/12/1896. Fred's enlistment date is 21/9/1914 so his fudged birth date still makes him underage by eight days.

He enlisted as Castilla but his brother Jack enlisted as De Castilla. There is an entry dated 8/1/1919 on page 27 of his service record that has his name as De Castilla and his cemetery record shows his name as De Castilla along with those of his six siblings.

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