THULBORN, Frederick Patrick
| Service Number: | 2423 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 5 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Federated Brick, Tile & Pottery Industrial Union Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2423, Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2423, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2423, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2423, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (right thigh) | |
| 5 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2423, 48th Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion - Shell wounds (thighs, abdomen, arms, chest and two fractured legs) |
Freddy Thulborn - much loved little brother
Freddy was son of John and Eliza (Smith) Thulborn, born in Hindmarsh in 1896. His parents and Grandparents had all been born in South Australia after their ancestors immigrated as early as 1952.
Freddy's mother Eliza died in 1903 when he was about 7yo, and he had both older and younger siblings. His sister Mary Theresa (Thulborn) Brice, who was 17 at the time, looked after the family even after her marriage in 1908. Their father died in 1909.
Mary's daughter, Olive Evelyn Grace (Brice) Chellew, was born in 1911 and remembered Freddy being at their home often. She said her mother adored Freddy, and Olive thought he was lovely and beautiful. Mary and Freddy both had beautiful dark auburn hair.
Olive passed on a memory that Freddy had put his age up by a number of years when he enlisted and Mary tried to intervene after she found out, but was told too bad that he was needed and already in service. This is can currently not be proven as there are no birth records for him or his siblings.
In war records it states that he had tattoos on right forearm and both upper arms. Height: 5ft 5.5inches Weight: 126lbs Chest 34 36.5inches Complexion: fresh Eyes: Grey Hair: Brown Religion: Roman Catholic
His service was short;
4 January 1916: Enlisted
30 March 1916: Embarked on "Anchises"
9 April 1916: "taken on strength" from the 32nd Battalion in SERAPEUM,
2 June 1916: Joined 48th Battalion in ALEXANDRIA.
9 June 1816: Disembarked in MARSAILLES
13 Aug 1916: Wounded in Action: Received gunshot wound to right thigh/hip & taken to hospital in WIMERAUX France
18 August 1916: to Wandsworth Hospital in ENGLAND
16 October 1916: Transferred to Fur & Rep Hospital ENGLAND
18 November 1916: Admitted to Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford (VD)
25 Jan 1917: Rejoined battalion in FRANCE
5 February 1917: Hospital sick FRANCE (mumps)
9 March 1917: Rejoined 48th Battalion
5 April 1917: Wounded in Action: Fracture both legs (SW) Thighs, abdomen, arms & chest. DIED of wounds at no. 3 clearing station. He was no older than 21years old.
His war records also show that one of Freddy's other sisters Nellie, was still hunting his medals in the 1950s as she too was very fond of Freddy. The medals had been given to Mary as his next of kin in 1922. Mary died in 1926.
Linda (Daly) Hay is daughter of Heather (Chellew) Daly, who is daughter of Olive.
This story is from Heather's childhood memory and F.P.Thulborn's war records
Submitted 23 January 2017 by LINDA HAY
Click images to start slideshow.