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CLOSE, Frederick Laurence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1601 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1911, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bloewfontein, South Africa, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Brebuer School, South Africa |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave. Originally buried on the field by Rev. G. Moore but grave could not be re-located Panel 52, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Boulder 84th Infantry Goldfields Regiment Roll of Honour, Kelmscott-Armadale Parish Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1911: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1601, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1601, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1601, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 14 years
Spelling of his christian names varied and include Frederick Lawrence Close, Frederick Laurence Close and Fred Close
Son of Frederick Charles Close and Caroline O'Neill Close of Armadale, WA formerl of South Africa
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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