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FRITH, John Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3096 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Worsley, Manchester, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Worsley Elementry School, Manchester, England |
| Occupation: | Stone Cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3096, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3096, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3096, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 29 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 3 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3096, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3096 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 31 years.. Address at the time of enlistment was 'Weaste Villa', Harrow Road, Auburn, NSW
Son of Edward Frith and Marian Helen Rankin formerly Frith of Boundary Cottage, Worsley, Manchester, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal