BESSELL, Frederick Washington George
| Service Number: | 1723 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1723, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1723, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1723, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1723, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1723 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frederick Washington George BESSELL was born in Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria in 1890
His parents were Robert George BESSELL and Annie WHITEHEAD who married in South Australia in 1888
He enlisted in Blackboy Hill, Western Australia on 26th January, 1915 and embarked with the 11th Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements from Fremantle, WA on the ship HMAT Argyllshire on 19th April, 1915
Frederick was Killed in Action on 14th August, 1916 at Pozieres - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
War Service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
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