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MELDRUM, Frederick James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 451, 148 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Merino, Victoria, Australia, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Merino, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carriage Trimmer |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 12 August 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Merino War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 451, Victorian Citizen Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 148, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 148, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 148, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 148, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Promoted Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 148, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba | |
| 22 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 148, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked for Australia 15 November 1918 (1914 Leave) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Douglas MELDRUM and Anna Maria nee SHAPLEY
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