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ESTOPPEY, Frederick Montague
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 55137 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 22 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 7 July 1957, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Briagolong State School No 1117 Roll of Honor, Briagolong War Memorial, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55137, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 55137, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 55137, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Frederick married in 1917 and enlisted in 1918. He only arrived in England during August 1918. He wasn’t sent to France until early 1919. He was returned to Australia soon after. His two brothers, 1267 Pte Henry Thomas Estoppey, 3rd Pioneer Battalion AIF, died of pneumonia, 8 January 1917 and a half-brother (they had the same mother) 2619 Corporal John Rule Chilton 7th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Pozieres in 1916.
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