PAGE, Frederick Charles
| Service Number: | 1912 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Childers, Queensland, Australia, 12 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Childers State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cordial Manufacturer |
| Died: | Wounds, The Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, England, 5 September 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warrington Cemetery, Lancashire, England Plot C, Row CE, Grave No. 815 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1912, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1912, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1912, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Harriet PAGE, Childers, Queensland
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Frederick Carl Page was born at Childers, Queensland on 12th May, 1890 to parents William and Harriet Page (nee Nicholson).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 15th May, 1915 as a 25 year old, single, Cordial Manufacturer from Childers, Queensland.
Private Frederick Charles Page, Service number 1912, embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 16th August, 1915 with the 7th Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements.
On 12th October, 1915 Private Page was taken on strength of 26th Battalion at Anzac. He was transferred to 7th Field Ambulance on 21st October, 1915 with Rheumatism. Private Page was transferred & admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station at Anzac on 24th October, 1915 with Myalgia then transferred to Hospital Ship Riaw on 2nd November, 1915.
He was admitted to St. Patrick’s Hospital at Malta on 2nd November, 1915 then transferred to All Saints Convalescent Camp at Malta on 12th January, 1916. Private Page was transferred & admitted to Gozo Convalescent Camp at Malta on 17th January, 1916, then transferred back to All Saints Convalescent Camp on 11th February, 1916. Private Page was transferred to HT Simla at Malta on 13th February, 1916 & disembarked at Alexandria on 17th February, 1916. He returned to his Unit at Moascar on 9th March, 1916.
On 15th March, 1916 Private Page proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) at Alexandria & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 21st March, 1916.
Private Frederick Charles Page was wounded in action in France on 5th August, 1916. He was admitted to 4th Field Ambulance on 6th August, 1916 then transferred to No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station on 6th August, 1916. Private Page was transferred to Ambulance Train on 8th August, 1916 & admitted to No. 10 General Hospital, Rouen on 10th August, 1916 with gunshot wounds to thigh. He was transferred from Rouen for England on 17th August, 1916 & invalided from Havre on Hospital Ship Maheno on 18th August, 1916 with gunshot wounds to thigh.
He was admitted to The Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, England on 19th August, 1916 with Gunshot wounds to right thigh. The Hospital Admissions form records:-
“Wounded on Aug. 5th at Poziers. Red Anti Tet. Serum 9.8.16.
Admitted to L D War Hospital Aug 19/16 with G Sw Thigh.
20-8-16 Foreign body removed.
2-9-16 Another large foreign body removed. Drainage tubes inserted one in original wound & one in operation wound on inner side of thigh.
4-9-16 Complained of sickness & vomiting Restless leg swollen
Private Frederick Charles Page died from wounds received in action in France – Gunshot wounds to thigh – Venous embolism at 3.25 pm on 5th September, 1916 at The Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, England.
He was buried in Warrington Cemetery (Manchester Road), Warrington, Lancashire, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/warrington---cheshire.html
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