REDMAN, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 2154 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sulky Gully / Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 9 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Palestine, 19 November 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel Ramleh Cemetery/memorial reference: B. 45. , Ramleh War Cemetery, Ramla, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blowhard Bald Hills St School No 2027 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2154, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barunga embarkation_ship_number: A43 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2154, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Barunga, Melbourne | |
| 19 Nov 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 2154, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2154 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-11-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Grant White
Creswick Advertiser
Tue 26 Feb 1918
AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION.
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DISTRICT CASUALTIES.
TROOPER F. W. REDMAN,
Mr and Mrs F. C. Redman, of
Sulky, have received letters from Palestine regarding the death of their son, Trooper Fred. W. Redman, which sad event was reported some time ago.
Corporal J. H. Muller, of the 8th Light Horse, wrote to Mrs. Redman of the 12th December, as under:- "Permit me, a close and
intimate friend of your gallant son. Fred, to convey unto you my sincerest regret and heartfelt sympathy in the great loss sustained by
the death of your noble boy. As his troop corporal I have had perhaps move opportunities than any others of noticing his sterling
qualities, and can assure you of such; nothing was a trouble for him, always willing to help his more unfortunate mates, always re-
liable; it will indeed be difficult to replace him. It was in an attack on a Turkish redoubt that he received his death wound. He dis-
played great personal courage, and the whole troop join me in complimenting you, his mother, on the possession of so brave and gallant a son. Unfortunately I was rather seriously wounded myself during the enagement, and therefor was not was not able to see here he was buried; but it shall be my first duty on returning to the regiment to find his last resting place, and, if possible, secure
a photograph of same, which I shall forward on. If there are any little details concerning his kit, which I can arrange for you, please
do not hesitate to let. me know. It will be a great satisfaction to me to feel that, perhaps, I may be able to do his people some service which he would have appreciated. I am enclosing a letter ot his which leas come, into my possession and trust you will receive same safely. And now once again expressing my deepest sympathy to uou all."
Trooper George Woods wrote to Mr and Mrs Redman on 26th September. He stated that it was the first opportunity he had had
of writing, for they had been "up to their necks" in it. He wrote with a sore heart. No doubt they would have been informed of their son's death He thought they would like to know the facts, concerning Fred's sacrifice, and being his best pal and a friend or Mr and Mrs Redman, he felt it his duty to write, hoping it would relieve their minds regarding his burial. He had gained the facts from his (the
sister's) brother, who was in the same lot as Fred had been. It occurred on the 17th of that month as near as they knew the date. His Brigade was in action on a very stony hill. The 3rd Brigade was in action on their left flank, about a mile away. The country was terribly rough for horses, and the Brigade had to advance into action practically in single file over nothing but a flat, rocky surface. They were about to attack a village when the order came to retire, as the ground was awfully rough. It was here that Fred had the misfortune to get hit in the left shoulder with a bullet which penetrated his lung. Not being able to get an ambulance right up to the place, he was brought a little way back on horseback. The writer's brother saw him after he was hit, and he could talk all right. They took him back to a village but he died that night. He had every attention available, but he was badly hit. He was buried at a large village named Railway Junction, about 16 miles from Jerusalem and 6 miles from ?????, a large Jewish village. It was was nice to know he had a real soldier's funeral. His brother rated Fred was among the best, and the boys of the 3rd Brigade miss him very much. As they intended moving back towards Railway Junction they could depend on it that he would look up Fred's grave, and seeing that a proper mark of remembrance is left behind , but his squadron would not neglect that.
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)
Tue 19 Nov 1918
Page 1
Family Notices
REDMAN.- In memory of our dear son and brother,
Frederick W., who died of wounds, Judean Hills,
Palestine, November 19, 1917 (official date).
He died as he lived - a man.
-(Inserted by his loving parents, brother, and sister.)
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