YARROW, Frederick Thomas
| Service Number: | 15 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | First Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, 24 November 1866 |
| Home Town: | Highgate Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boat-builder |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hawthorne, Queensland, 28 February 1953, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Location: Columbarium 7, Section: Section 23 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement First Class Air Mechanic, 15, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked First Class Air Mechanic, 15, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), RMS Morea, Melbourne | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Discharged First Class Air Mechanic, 15, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'EMBARKED FOR AUSTRALIA.
Air Mechanic F. T. YARROW, Aust. Flying Corps (late Div. Amn. Park), Brisbane, Queensland (invalided home for six months, previously reported ill).' from The Sun 20 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
'Rowers will be pleased to hear that genial old Fred Yarrow has returned from the Persian Gulf, where he had the misfortune to be hit on the hip with a bursting shell, but is now on the road to recovery. Fred was one of the first Australian Flying Corps, and the first Queensland to join the corps. He wishes to be remembered to all hands, and may be one of the spectators at to-morrow's regatta, where he will be able to relate some of his experiences of his journey to the "Garden of Eden." from Daily Standard 26 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
'Fred Yarrow is back from the Front on sick leave. Fred is identical with F. T. Yarrow, the boat builder. Fred says the Dardanelles is alive with Turks who run when they get in the open.' from Queensland Figaro 11 Dec 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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