BAWDEN, Frederick Percival Lancelot
| Service Number: | 5031 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastopol State School, Ballarat School of Mines, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Assayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sebastopol Lodge No 63 HR, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5031, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5031, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5031, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5031, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5031 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick and Mary BAWDEN of Ballarat, Vic.
Husband of Muriel Celia BAWDEN of 8 Balaclava Street, Ballarat, Vic.
Frederick Percival Lancelot Bawden (SN 5031) was born in Bendigo but educated at the Sebastopol State School and the Ballarat School of Mines. He was a 28-year-old, Single, Assayer when he enlisted on 8th January 1916. On 1st April 1916, he embarked aboard the Suffolk to serve with the 8th Battalion and reached France in June. In early January 1917, he was hospitalised for a few days with blistered feet, then later in the month, he was evacuated to a hospital in England, suffering from burns to his feet. He rejoined his unit in France in June 1917 before its move north to Belgium. On 4th October 1917, he was killed in action in the fierce fighting at Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium. He was 30 years old.
PRIVATE PERCY BAWDEN.
Mr Frederick Bawden, of Sebastopol, has been officially notified that his son, Pte Percy Bawden, has been killed in action in France. Pte Bawden was home in Sebastopol, and after leaving school, entered the employment of the Edwards Pyrites Works, where he was employed as an assayer at the time of his enlistment in May 1916. Pte. Bawden was married shortly before he departed for France, and leaves a Widow and one child. He was 30 years of age. His brother, Pte Harry Bawden, is also on active service in France. Pte Percy Bawden was a member of the Sebastopol Fire Brigade, and as a tribute of respect to his memory, the flags at the Sebastopol and City Brigades were flown at half-mast.
Lance Cpl F.P.L. (Perce) Bawden was killed in action in Belgium on 4th October. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Fred Bawden, of Sebastopol and son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Albert Kyle of this city. He enlisted in January 1916. trained in the Ballarat Camp and left Australia on 1st April 1916, with reinforcements to the 8th Battalion. After spending some time in Egypt, he went to France, where he joined the Machine Gun Section of the 8th Battalion. He was in the Battle of Pozieres, and shortly after, met with a serious accident in the trenches, which necessitated his being sent to England for treatment. After recovery, he joined up with his company and soon after paid the supreme sacrifice when killed at around 5 pm on 4 October 1917 at Broodseinde Ridge during the Battle of Passchendaele. In private life, he was a metallurgist and, before enlisting, occupied the position of assayer at Edwards' pyrites works. He was a member of the Masonic Order, a past chief ruler of the Sebastopol Rechabite Lodge, captain of the Sebastopol Tennis Club, and Young Men's Club. He leaves a wife, Muriel, and infant son, Stewart Kyle, to mourn their loss. His only brother, as well as his wife's two brothers, are still at the Front. He was esteemed by all who knew him.
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