BUBB, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 101 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 101, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 101, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Frederick William Bubb
101 Private Frederick William Bubb enlisted in the AIF, initially with the 3rd Battalion Band
He landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and was later picked to trin as one of the Battalions Snipers, a role in which he served until he was wounded in the left eye on 26 June and evacuated to Egypt where he spent time in hospital before returning to Australia
Fred Bubb reported to the Evening News (Sydney) of Tuesday, 14 September 1915, page 3, which read- A SNIPER’S BIG “BAG”
"Dozens And dozens of them” replied Private F. Bubb of the 3rd Battalion when asked this morning how many Turks he had accounted for during his career as a sniper at Gallipoli. "I am a good shot" he continued "and after the landing, I was picked to go sniping. There were two snipers chosen from each company and we were provided with telescopic sights with which we made good practice. I spent six weeks at the game and then got hit in the eye with a bullet which struck the foresight of my rifle. The Turkish snipers were very brave often going to certain death for the sake of getting one or two of our men. But the best of them are gone now. We saw to that."
Submitted 21 May 2024 by James Coleman
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