DYER, Frederick Charles James
| Service Number: | 115 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1915, Shepparton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | GSW to chest, North Evington War Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire, England , 25 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery, England Row OI, Grave No 206 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 115, 24th Infantry Battalion, Shepparton, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 115, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 115, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 115, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW to head and chest Died of wounds |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 25th February........Private Frederick Charles James Dyer was born at Seymour, Victoria in 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 27th March, 1915 as a 25 year old Labourer from Shepparton, Victoria.
Private Dyer arrived in France on 26th March, 1916 with 21st Battalion. He “took part in a raid on enemy’s trenches on night of 29-30th June, 1916.”
Private Dyer was wounded in action in France on 4th August, 1916 with gunshot wounds to chest. He was invalided to England & admitted to North Evington War/ Military Hospital, Leicester, England on 10th September, 1916 with bullet wounds to chest.
Private Frederick Charles James Dyer died on 25th February, 1917 at North Evington War Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire, England from wounds received in action in France – gunshot wound to chest. He was buried in Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England but has no headstone. His name is recorded on the CWGC Screen Wall in the cemetery.
Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester has 7 WW1 Australian Soldiers & 1 Australian Nurse buried there.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas George and Elizabeth DYER, 24 Glass Street, Essendon, Victoria
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