STOCKHAUSEN, Frederick Arnold
| Service Number: | WX5788 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 16 September 1910 |
| Home Town: | Walgoolan, Westonia, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 13 June 1941, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beirut War Cemetery 1 E 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mundaring War Memorial, Wyalkatchem War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jun 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX5788, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Northam, WA | |
| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX5788 |
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 67. Frederick was born 16th Sept 1910, and prior to the war he was a labourer of Walgoolan WA, and had served with the 10th Light Horse in the Militia. He enlisted in the AIF and served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 13th June 1941. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 28 April 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arnold Heinrich and Nora Johanna Stockhausen.
I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH
Private advice has been received that Private F. A. Stockhausen, 33, formerly of Noora, has been killed in action. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. Stockhausen, and was single. He enlisted in Western Australia, and left for overseas last September.
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