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HAK, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1613 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1915, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Amsterdam, Holland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Due to war service, Preston, Victoria, Australia, 27 May 1960 |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 3, Wall Niches, Area 6, Wall B, Niche 45 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1613, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1613, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1613, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1613, 14th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, From Machine Details | |
| 4 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1613, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Cornelius Hak and Swinga Hak nee Jantze of Amsterdam, Holland.
Brother of Frederick Hak who returned to Australia on 28 February 1919 having served with the 4th Machine Gun Battalion nd Helene Putman nee Hak of Detroit, Michigan, USA
Commenced return to Australia on 28 Feruary 1919 aboard HT Anchesis disembarking on 10 April 1919 at Perth, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In August 1921 he was residing in Hector Street, Osborne Park, WA
Husband of Ethel Maud Hak nee Hutcheson of Wilcoy Street, Preston, Victoria. Frederick and Ethel married during 1923c in Victoria