WHARTON, Frederick Matthew
| Service Number: | 158 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Veterinary Section |
| Born: | Bowen, Qld., 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bowen, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Kings School Parramatta |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Richmond Hospital, 23 December 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Section F3, Row 1 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 158, 1st Veterinary Section | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 158, 1st Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 158, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Ajana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr. Frederick Matthew Wharton, of Runnymede, Maxwelton, North Queensland, a member of one of the best-known pastoral families In North Queensland, died suddenly in the Richmond (Qld.) Hospital on December 23, aged 42 years. He was the son of the late W. T. Wharton and Mrs. Wharton, of Birralee, Bowen, was educated at The King's School, Parramatta, and served for four years with the A.I.F. He had extensive pastoral interests In northern and western Queensland. He is survived by Mrs. Wharton, who is the daughter of Dr. S. Brown, of Parramatta, and by three children. The interment took place at Townsville.
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