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FRIER, James Youle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3471 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hobart State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dernacourt, France, 28 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V111, Row J, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved and sadly missed by all at home, Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3471, 6th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3471, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3471, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3471, 6th Field Company Engineers, Slight bullet wound to the scalp | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 26th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 6th Field Engineer Company(via 69th Battalion) to the 26th Battalion at Hurdcott | |
| 28 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 3471, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3471 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Jemima Smith Broomiclaw Frier of 8 Waterworkds Road, Hobart, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Commonwealth Military Forces (CMF)