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MCWILLIAM, Frederick James Prince
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6284 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carrathool, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Carrathool, Carrathool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 2 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6284, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6284, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6284, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 6284, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6284 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Frederick was wounded by shrapnel in the forhead at Bullecourt during May 1917. His mother filled out his Roll of Honour form stating he was killed between the 2-5 October 1917, "a great and important battle in which he fell in the attack for Broodseinde Ridge. Considered by all to be one of the best shots, having won many prizes. He shot a Hun at half mile range, .....at a great height, he was sniping our boys. He was respected and loved by all who knew him."