Frederick Thomas DRISCOLL

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DRISCOLL, Frederick Thomas

Service Number:	2352
Enlisted:	11 May 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cawsand, Cornwall, England, 1884
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Stoke Public School, Devonport, England
Occupation:	Shipwwright/Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, Gapaard, Belgium, 15 August 1917
Cemetery:	Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot 1, Row A, Grave 16 Headstone inscription reads: Fondly remembered by Mother, Brothers and sister Mizpah, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

11 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2352, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2352, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2352, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
28 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 15th Battalion
4 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2352, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Wounds to the shoulder and arm. Transferred to England on 9 February 1917 from Rouen
14 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Light Trench Mortar
15 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, In the field
15 Aug 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2352, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2352 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-15

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Births Mar 1884 Driscoll Frederick Thomas St. Germans 5c 29

Enlistment -11 May 1915-Private-15th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement.

Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 August 1915-he was then 31.
Rank from Nominal Roll-Lance Corporal

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 25 years

Son of John Driscoll and Emma Jane Driscoll of 20 Devon Terrace, Ford Park, Plymouth, England

Served his 6 year apprenticeship at the H.M.S. Shipyards

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Qualified as a Draughtsman

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