Son of Frederick George and Nellie Honey of 10 Fergie St., Fitzroy North, Victoria.
He was educated at Yarra Park State School, Melbourne, Victoria.
Before the outbreak of the war he was single and he lived at 122 Wells Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales. He worked as a carpenter.
Frederick enlisted at Bathurst, New South Wales on March 6, 1916 in the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcement. He embarked with his unit from Sydney on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on the 22nd August 1916 and sailed for England, arriving in Plymouth on 12th October 1916. Joining the 1st Training Battalion he underwent two months of intensive training. On December 13, 1916, he joined the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion and embarked from Folkestone on board SS Arundle, disembarking in France on December 14 at Etaples.
On December 20 he was sent to the Gueudecourt sector on the Somme front where sadly two weeks later on January 3, 1917, Frederick was killed in action. He was 23 years old.
Bio - Courtesy of Woose Id. 48275987
He was educated at Yarra Park State School, Melbourne, Victoria.
Before the outbreak of the war he was single and he lived at 122 Wells Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales. He worked as a carpenter.
Frederick enlisted at Bathurst, New South Wales on March 6, 1916 in the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcement. He embarked with his unit from Sydney on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on the 22nd August 1916 and sailed for England, arriving in Plymouth on 12th October 1916. Joining the 1st Training Battalion he underwent two months of intensive training. On December 13, 1916, he joined the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion and embarked from Folkestone on board SS Arundle, disembarking in France on December 14 at Etaples.
On December 20 he was sent to the Gueudecourt sector on the Somme front where sadly two weeks later on January 3, 1917, Frederick was killed in action. He was 23 years old.
Bio - Courtesy of Woose Id. 48275987
Son of Frederick George and Nellie Honey of 10 Fergie St., Fitzroy North, Victoria.
He was educated at Yarra Park State School, Melbourne, Victoria.
Before the outbreak of the war he was single and he lived at 122 Wells Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales. He worked as a carpenter.
Frederick enlisted at Bathurst, New South Wales on March 6, 1916 in the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcement. He embarked with his unit from Sydney on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on the 22nd August 1916 and sailed for England, arriving in Plymouth on 12th October 1916. Joining the 1st Training Battalion he underwent two months of intensive training. On December 13, 1916, he joined the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion and embarked from Folkestone on board SS Arundle, disembarking in France on December 14 at Etaples.
On December 20 he was sent to the Gueudecourt sector on the Somme front where sadly two weeks later on January 3, 1917, Frederick was killed in action. He was 23 years old.
Bio - Courtesy of Woose Id. 48275987
He was educated at Yarra Park State School, Melbourne, Victoria.
Before the outbreak of the war he was single and he lived at 122 Wells Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales. He worked as a carpenter.
Frederick enlisted at Bathurst, New South Wales on March 6, 1916 in the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcement. He embarked with his unit from Sydney on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on the 22nd August 1916 and sailed for England, arriving in Plymouth on 12th October 1916. Joining the 1st Training Battalion he underwent two months of intensive training. On December 13, 1916, he joined the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion and embarked from Folkestone on board SS Arundle, disembarking in France on December 14 at Etaples.
On December 20 he was sent to the Gueudecourt sector on the Somme front where sadly two weeks later on January 3, 1917, Frederick was killed in action. He was 23 years old.
Bio - Courtesy of Woose Id. 48275987
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