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Frederick Edmund RATCLIFFE Update Details

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RATCLIFFE, Frederick Edmund

Service Number:	4570
Enlisted:	17 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	East Charlton, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Ballarat State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Driver / Ice Works
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II, Row A, Grave No 1
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Golden Point State School

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4570, Depot Battalion
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4570, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4570, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 4570, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4570 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4570, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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