DODD, Frederick John
| Service Number: | 6974 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 October 1916, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 25 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Elsmore, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Inverell Public School.New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War service related, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 29 June 1946, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Inverell Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Elsmore and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6974, Inverell, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6974, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6974, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 23 Aug 1917: | Wounded Third Ypres | |
| 6 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6974, 13th Infantry Battalion |
Frederick John Dodd
Frederick was the son of Thomas and Sarah Dodd of Elsmore near Inverell. His birth was registered at Warialda NSW in 1886.
Frederick had an elder brother Arthur and both enlisted at Inverell in October 1916 and were among seven men given a ‘Send Off’ at Elsmore prior to going to camp. They became members of the 13th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement, leaving Australia in November on board HMAT A72 Beltana. After Gallipoli, this Battalion became part of the 4th Division and then served on the Western Front in Belgium and France.
Frederick was wounded in action on 23rd August 1917 in the Third battle of Ypres and evacuated back to England where he was admitted to Eastbourne Military Hospital with a gunshot wound to his back and chest. In April 1918 he returned to Australia and medically discharged with a pension of three pounds ($6) per fortnight. He died at Inverell in 1946. His name is also recorded on the Elsmore Honor Roll which was unveiled by his Mother in 1918.
Submitted 6 October 2018 by Greg Kennett
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