FRIZELL, Archibald Fraser
| Service Number: | 1123 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, An original member of D Company 33rd Bn. Enlisted in Armidale. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wollomombi, New South Wales, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 11 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bethleem Farm West Cemetery Row A, Grave No 6. HE ROSE RESPONSIVE TO HIS COUNTRY'S CALL & GAVE HIS BEST HIS LIFE, HIS ALL |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wollombi & District Honor Roll, Wollomombi Brothers Lodge M.U.I.O.O.F. Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1123, 33rd Infantry Battalion, An original member of D Company 33rd Bn. Enlisted in Armidale. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1123, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1123, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Archibald was the son of William Biston Frizell and Alice Frizell, of Long Flat, New South Wales. He was born and raised at Wollomombi, near Armidale, New South Wales on Jeogla Station.
He enlisted the same day as his younger brother 1124 Pte. Arthur Frizell who also served in the 33rd Battalion and they were given consecutive regimental numbers. Arthur was killed in a trench raid conducted by the 33rd Battalion on 24 February 1917, aged 27. Archibald, who was a stretcher bearer in the same raid, was present to comfort his younger brother as he died.
Only four months Archibald was killed by a stray shell at Messines on 11 July 1917. The Armidale Express printed a letter to his parents from Lt. Col. Leslie Morshead, the 33rd Battalion C.O. and later commander of the ‘Rats of Tobruk.’
“Mr. Frizell, of Jeogla, has received the following letter from Lt.-Colonel Morshead: "I very much regret that I should have occasion to write to you of the death of your gallant son, Pte. Archibald Frazer Frizell. He was killed in action on 11th July. His grave will be registered by the Graves Registration Unit. I deeply deplore the death of this your second son. He was a splendid man — one in whom the utmost reliance was always placed. He was a willing and cheerful worker, and did his duty manfully and well. In a measure, I can appreciate the tremendous sacrifices you have made for King and Country in the giving of two such sons, and my hope is that the knowledge that they did their duty so well will ever be a source of comfort and solace to you and your people, Officers, non-commissioned officers, and men all join me in offering you and your family most heartfelt sympathy in this great bereavement." — Miss Frizell, of Armidale has received a letter from a friend, stating that her brother, Archie, was killed instantly by a shell bursting at his side. Concussion was the cause of death.”
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