DERLEY, Frederick Robert
| Service Number: | 2383 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway fettler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2383, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2383, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2383, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2383 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-15 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Frederick Robert DERLEY was born in Sydney in 1887. He was working as a fettler on the NSWGR between Concord West and Hornsby in 1914, but no employee card has been found for him. In July 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool.
Embarked from Sydney in October 1915, he was sent via Egypt to France, where he landed in March 1916.
Submitted 13 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Frederick Robert DERLEY was born in Sydney in 1887. He was working as a fettler on the NSW Government Railways between Concord West and Hornsby in 1914. In July 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool.
He embarked from Sydney in October 1915. He was sent via Egypt to France, where he landed in March 1916. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 2nd April 1917. He was killed in action on 15th April. He was buried in Noreuil Australian Cemetery, 5¼ miles NNE of Bapaume.
His mother was granted a war pension.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board