Frederick William STRUHS

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STRUHS, Frederick William

Service Number:	4956
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Seymour, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Swan Reach, Victoria, Australia, 27 January 1895
Home Town:	Swan Reach, East Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Swan Reach State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 June 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 20,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4956, 7th Infantry Battalion, Seymour, Victoria
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4956, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4956, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
23 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion
28 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4956, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4956 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-28

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Biography

"...4956 Private Frederick William Struhs, 7th Battalion from Swan Reach, Victoria. A 20 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 3 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 15th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 7 March 1916 aboard HMAT Wiltshire. After training in Egypt, he deployed to France in June 1916 and was then evacuated to England in July 1916 suffering from pneumonia. He recovered and joined the 59th Battalion in France on 29 December 1916. After being wounded in action on 19 June 1918, he later died of his wounds on 28 June 1918 and is buried in the Vignacourt British Cemetery, France. His older brother 6083 Pte Robert August Struhs enlisted on 1 March 1916 and served overseas with the 5th Battalion, the 39th Battalion and the 5th Machine Gun Battalion and returned to Australia in February 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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