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FRITH, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5698 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 March 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 3 April 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Warwick War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5698, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5698, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5698, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5698, 25th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the thigh. Evacuated to England on 17 May 1917 | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5698, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wounded for the second time and invalided to England on 27 July 1918 with bullet wound to the left arm | |
| 26 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5698, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlisting was Toowoomba, QLD
Son of Emily Frith of Warwick, QLD
Returned to Australia on 20 October 1918 on board HT Borda disembarking on 23 December 1918
On 27 July 1942 William married Annie Kilpatrick in QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal