Victor Charles FRIBERG

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FRIBERG, Victor Charles

Service Number:	3095
Enlisted:	24 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 16 May 1893
Home Town:	Ivanhoe, Banyule, Victoria
Schooling:	Lee Street State School, North Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Cabinetmaker
Died:	Died of wounds, Ypres, Belgium, 11 September 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 1
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3095, Melbourne, Victoria
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3095, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3095, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion
11 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3095, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3095 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-11

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Biography

"...3095 Private Victor Charles Friberg, 8th Battalion. A cabinet maker from Ivanhoe, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Friberg, embarked with the 7th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Commonwealth on 26 November 1915. After transferring to the 8th Battalion, he died of wounds received in action at Ypres, aged 23, and is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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