Frederick Rae MCPHIE

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Service Number:	3239
Enlisted:	1 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kent Town, South Australia , 29 August 1890
Home Town:	Lameroo, Southern Mallee, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 May 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	X Farm Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Row G, Grave 2 Headstone Inscription "HIS DESIRE WAS DUTY TO HIS COUNTRY FAITHFUL TO THE END"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1

1 Aug 1915:	Enlisted
12 Jan 1916:	Involvement 3239, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
12 Jan 1916:	Embarked 3239, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide
31 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 3239, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3239 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-05-31

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Son of John Rae and Susanah Hannaford McPHIE, of Lameroo, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia.