Regimental number | 6511 |
Place of birth | Wasa, Finland |
Other Names | Franz Oscar |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Augusta Fredrickson, Aloud, Finland |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 13 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 12 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917; taken on strength, 16th Bn, 13 February 1917. Reported prisoner of war, 11 April 1917; interned in Limburg, Germany. Sent postcard, 14 May 1917: 'Send food: tinned bread, biscuits & syrup. There are quite a lot of our boys over here as well as in the barbed wire & No Man's Land. Parcels to prisoners must be sent through Red Cross & must not exceed 7 lbs in weight.' Arrived in England as repatriated POW, 4 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 3 March 1919; arrived Fremantle, 10 April 1919; discharged, 31 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |