Frederick Henry NAYLOR

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NAYLOR, Frederick Henry

Service Number:	244
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born:	Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1878
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Brighton Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Plantation Manager
Died:	Killed In Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Jerusalem Memorial

Boer War Service

7 Oct 1900:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 244, Victorian Imperial Bushmen, Invalided to Australia
23 Jan 1901:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 244, Victorian Imperial Bushmen, Returned to South Africa and rejoined unit - mediclly fit

World War 1 Service

10 May 1915:	Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
19 Apr 1917:	Involvement Captain, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-04-19

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Served in the Boer War and was repesentative Light Horse at the Coronation of King George.

Biography contributed by Evan Evans

On This Day - Australian Military History

#OTD: 2nd Lt Frederick Henry Naylor

Today we pause to remember the life and service of Second Lieutenant Frederick Henry Naylor, who was killed in action on the 19 April 1917 whilst fighting in Gaza

Originally from Malvern, Victoria, Frederick enlisted in the Imperial Camel Corps on 16 April 1915 following a period of service with the 4th Victorian Contingent to South Africa from March 1900 to September 1901. He embarked for overseas with the 21st Battalion Headquarters staff from Melbourne on 10 May 1915 aboard HMAT Ulysses. After being promoted to Lieutenant on 26 August 1915, he transferred to the Camel Corps on 1 February 1916 and was promoted to Captain on 1 March 1916. While serving in the Middle East, he was Mentioned in Despatches for gallantry and was later killed in action near Gaza on 19 April 1917. Captain Naylor has no known grave and is commemorated on the Jerusalem War Cemetery Memorial, Israel.

Lest we forget.

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