Philip FRITH

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Service Number:	2300
Enlisted:	12 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Bullarto, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	29 November 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Daylesford Cemetery
Memorials:

12 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2300, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
18 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2300, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2300, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
26 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2300, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Gassed
16 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, In the field
23 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2300, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of James Frith of Bullarto, Victoria, Aust.

20 February 1917 - to hospital with Mumps

13 July 1919 - commenced return to Australia on board HT Persic disembarking on 29 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal