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HATHAWAY, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3756 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Moulder |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 6 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 19. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3756, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3756, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3756, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 6 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 3756, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3756 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Frederick only enlisted in October 1917 and was at the front from mid-April 1918. He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Hamel, a compound fracture of the thigh bone and died two days later in the 47th Casualty Clearing Station.
His younger brother, 7177 Private George Hathaway 34th Battalion AIF died of wounds the next month, August 1918, aged 19.
They were the sons of Frederick and Harriet Hathaway, of Rockdale, New South Wales.