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SKEVINGTON, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 344 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Peters, 1 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Oatley, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney High School |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 16, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 344, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 344, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 344, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 344 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 |
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Witness reports of Fredericks death were ignored. Pte J. C. Tolmie s/n 436 &Sgt W. Mack s/n 311 both gave a date of the 25th or early 26th April as to when he was killed.