FREEMAN, Frederick
| Service Number: | 3108 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southwalk, London, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3108, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3108, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3108, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3108, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3108 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Frederick Freeman came out to Australia from England in about 1911 with his brother Arthur Freeman. Frederick was working as a cook at the Belmont hospital in Perth, Western Australia when he enlisted. Arthur was working in Brisbane, Queensland and enlisted there. They were killed in action within weeks of one another at Pozieres. The younger brother, 5089 Pte. Arthur Freeman 49th Battalion was reported killed on 5 September 1916, aged 23, just a month after Frederick’s death, age 27. They were the sons of James Ellis Freeman and Hannah Freeman, of 13 G, Peabody Buildings, Rodney Rd., Walworth, London, England.