Walter Phillip FRADD

Regimental number6251
Date of birth17 February 1891
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressLaura, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 5.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H T Fradd, Laura, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the 17th Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; resigned on leaving the district.
Enlistment date23 May 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Cemetery photo: Gisela Lausberg. Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date26 November 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 25 August 1919; discharged (wounded: gun shot wound, abdomen), Adelaide, 26 November 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 April 1964
Age at death82
Place of burialLaura Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRADD Walter Phillip