Frederick John FIRTH

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Service Numbers:	1912, 1912A
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dumfries, Scotland., date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 February 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Grave VII. B. 19., Bancourt British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1912, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1912, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
14 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 1912A, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1912A awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-14

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Son of Jonathan and Emily Firth, of Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.

His brother, Private Victor Joseph Firth, Service Number 4194, 51st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., also fell. [Died 15/08/1916]

Another brother-consecutive Service Number [1911]- also served with the 46th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., and returned to Australia.