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Frederick John (Fred) CARPENTER Update Details

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CARPENTER, Frederick John

Service Number:	2586
Enlisted:	18 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 February 1885
Home Town:	Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Contractor
Died:	KIA - Hit by shell 24-25 July 1916, Pozieres, France, 22 July 1916, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2586, 18th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2586, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2586, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
14 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion
22 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2586, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2586 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 - 1916-07-27

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