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PASCOE, Fredrick James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2426 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Irwin, Western Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Geraldton State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Shell wounds to the head and shoulders, 17th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 23 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX1V, Row A, Grave 8A Headstone inscription reads: The strife o'er the battle done now is the victor's triumph won |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dongara War Memorial, Geraldton City Band Honour Board, Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour, Nabawa War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2426, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2426, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2426, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2426, 28th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the abdomen and invalided to England on 3 August 1916 | |
| 29 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 28th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 6 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 28th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 2426, 28th Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion. Shell wound to head and shoulders. Rank at the time was Temporary Sergeant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Pascoe of 'Parkfield' Upper Chapman, WA.
Brother of Francis William Pascoe who was killed in action on 26 September 1917 while serving with the 51st Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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