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VIANT, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2431 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1916, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowden, South Australia, 9 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Picture Operator |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Ploegsteert, Belgium, 3 June 1917, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Fremantle St John's Memorial Choir Vestry and Honour Roll, Hindmarsh WW1 Roll of Honour Heroes of the Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Fremantle, Western Australia | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle |
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Cemetery details: Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
"VIANT.- Died of wounds, June 3, 1917, in France, Private Frederick William Viant of the 44th Battalion, aged 18 years and 4 months.
A mother's heart is aching, For a son she loved so well, He gave his life for his country, In honour's cause he fell.
God is kind, He'll give me grace, To bear my heavy loss, He is the only one who knows, How bitter is my loss.
- Inserted by his loving mother, Alice Viant." - from the Western Australian 03 Jul 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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