BEST, Frederick William
| Service Numbers: | SX39980, S43441 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1942, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Ovingham, 28 September 1923 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 27 April 2016, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, SX39980 | |
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| 22 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, S43441 | |
| 22 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 22 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX39980 | |
| 13 May 1946: | Discharged | |
| 13 May 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX39980 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kerri Best-Braun
Fred Best was a kind and generous man.
A loved Husband and cherised Father.
Would do anything for anyone. A true gentleman.
The forces can be hard on those who served. Traumatizing and hard to talk about, but Fred was a beautiful soul and was kind and generous no matter what he faced in life.
Fred joined the Australian Infantry Battalion then later the 2/27th Scottish Battalion. After being discharged and the war coming to an end in 1946, he returned to the Army in 1947 to assist in bringing home equipment and fallen soldiers.
Fred served in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Soloman (Green) Islands.
Fred made many life time friends during his time in the Army. These friendships continued long after the war had ended. Stan Adam's (Shorty), Ron Bridgeman and Les Brown just to name a few.
After the war, Fred was able to live a full and happy life. Building his first home, marrying the love of his life & having 3 beautiful daughters. Later becoming a Grandfather & then a Great-Grandfather.
Fred never missed an Anzac Day march to catch up with his mates and talk about their experiences. Experiences no one else could ever understand.
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