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BOOTES, Frederick George
| Service Number: | 475 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sunderland, Durham, England , 22 July 1876 |
| Home Town: | Exeter, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia, 28 December 1959, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Whyalla Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 475, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement 475, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked 475, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 475, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Medically unfit | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 475, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 475, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
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Frederick George Bootes, was born in Sutherland England on the 15th of August 1876 his father Frederick George Bootes was age 26 when Frederick was born, and his mother Elenor Jane Bennet was age 23.
April 16th, 1900, in Sutherland, Durham Frederick married Elizabeth Bartram Bevans. They had at least 3 children 2 sons and 1 daughter. After marriage he then moved to Bishopwearmouth in Durham England for about 10 years. Before enlisting in the military Frederick’s occupation was a labourer. He would support workers and work in manual labour like the construction industry.
On the 12 of December 1914 in Oaklands SA at the age of 32 Frederick enlisted in the AIF. Frederick became part of the 11th Light Horse Regiment
On the 29 of August 1915, he was taken on strength at the Gallipoli. He became ill with diarrhoea the following month and was hospitalised. He fought at the Middle East and became unwell with rheumatism in February 1917 and was invalided back to Australia in March.
After the war, Frederick returned home to South Australia. He was 34 years old. He settled in the town of Whyalla with his wife and began a new chapter of his life.
Frederick lived until the age of 83 and passed away on 28 December 1959. He is commemorated in Whyalla, with a plaque on his grave acknowledging his service to Australia during the First World War.
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