WAPLING, Frederick Henry
| Service Number: | VX36266 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | WARRNAMBOOL, VIC, 30 September 1914 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Injuries, Syria, 24 August 1941, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX36266 | |
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| 1 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX36266 |
Fred Wapling
Word came through to friends on Thursday night that Pte. Frederick Wapling, formerly of Dartmoor, had been killed, in action.
Eldest son of Mr & Mrs A. H. Wapling, of Melbourne, formerly of Dartmoor, Fred carried on a butcher's business the latter town for some years. He sold the business in order to enlist.
His parents kept the Dartmoor store for some years and two or three years ago went to Melbourne, Pte. Wapling was born at Warrnambool, but had lived at Dartmoor and was educated at the Dartmoor State School and the Ballarat Grammar School.
Deceased was well known in Mount Gambier, where he had many friends, He was an active member of the Dartmoor Football, Cricket, and Tennis Clubs, and prior to enlistment, treasurer of St. George's Church of England and a member of the central council of the Heywood parish, also a member of the Dartmoor P& A Society.
Source: Border Watch 30th August 1931 – per Trove
Submitted 14 April 2022 by Jeff Wapling
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