JASPER, Frederick
| Service Number: | 3564 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Vic., 1895 |
| Home Town: | Barwon Heads, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Memorials: | Barwon Heads & District Residents Honor Roll, Grovedale Uniting Church & Sunday School Great European War Roll of Honor, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3564, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3564, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3564, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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Military Medal
'WYTSCHAETE Operations. On 20th March 1918 during a very heavy bombardment with gas and H.E. Private JASPER worked the whole of the time with Gas Cases and on the same night worked for six hours as a Stretcher Bearer in his Gas Helmet. He was instrumental in saving the lives of several of his comrades. SAILLY-le-SEC Operations. During these operations he carried three wounded men in from No Man's Land under very heavy Machine gun and artillery fire. On the 15th May 1918 a British Aeroplane crashed into No Man's Land and in broad daylight Private JASPER with another man went out and brought the wounded Aviator in.MORLANCOURT Operations. During the advance at Morlancourt on 28th July 1918 he carried in wounded continuously for 8 hours. Artillery barrages were intense throughout.VAUVILLERS 8th/9th August 1918. On 9th August three men were wounded whilst advancing from one mound to another. The Machine gun fire was intense and scarcely a man got through but Private JASPER went out and brought the three men in to shelter. ETERPIGNY Operations 28th/29th August 1918. On 29th August 1918 Private JASPER went out under point blank artillery fire and intense Machine Gun fire and carried three seriously wounded men to shelter.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 75
Date: 17 June 1919