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BODDINGTON, Frederick Eckersley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 254 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Place of Enlistment, Harper Valley, Western Australia. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough,Queensland, Australia, 5 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Brisbane Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Architect and Civil Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 254, 11th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Harper Valley, Western Australia. | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 254, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 254, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 254, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frederick Eckersley BODDINGTON was born in Maryborough, Queensland on 5th February, 1888
His parents were Frederick William BODDINGTON & Emily Australia Indiana Jane ECKERSLEY
He was Killed in Action in France on 11th April, 1917
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His brother George Keith BODDINGTON died of wounds during WW1 on 12th May, 1917
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