TRALAGGAN, Frederick George
| Service Number: | 395 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redruth, South Australia, 28 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mount Bryan East, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Bryan East Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Measles, At sea on board HMAT Afric between Colombo and Port Said, 28 June 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea Hollybrook War Memorial Southampton, Southampton Unitary Authority, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Hallett War Memorial, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Mount Bryan Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 395, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 395, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 395, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
The Forty-Third - The Story and Official History of the 43rd Battalion A.I.F.
From Chapter IV – The Journey p15
The general health throughout was very satisfactory, the sole epidemic (measles) affecting but a small percentage of those on board. On June 30 the only death occurred, and the burial with military honours took place at sea.
From the Roll of Honour p224
Died of disease at sea 26/6/16.
From “The Forty-Third” The Story and Official History of the 43rd Battalion A.I.F. by Capt. E J Colliver MC & Lieut. B H Richardson Rigby Limited 1920. Pages 15, 224
Submitted 24 March 2021 by Greg Sharon
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Sampson Tralaggan and Sarah Janette (nee Bryden) Tralaggan of Mt Bryan East, SA; brother of Sarah Ann Tralaggan, Vera Mary May Tralaggan, Isaac Roy Tralaggan and Grace Ann Tralaggan
Medal: British War Medal
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