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BOTTERILL, Frederick Charles

Service Number:	4736
Enlisted:	9 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1880
Home Town:	Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jockey
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Creswick St. Matthews Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4736, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4736, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Training Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4736, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4736, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4736, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4736 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4736, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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