Place of birth | Southport, Queensland |
School | Southport State School, and Southport Church of England Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Addison Road Barracks, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, E A Freeman, Shedron Villa, Southport, Queensland |
Previous military service | R M College; Military training at Duntroon |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | LT (Prov) |
Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Battery |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board H.M.A.T. A8 Argyllshire on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 21.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 years 10 months |
Place of burial | Sanctuary Wood Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 13), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Southport Cemetery, Queensland. Parents: Ernest Albert (b. 1864; d. 1946, aged 82; bu. Southport Cemetery) and Kedron (b. 1860, d. 1940, aged 80; bu. Southport Cemetery) FREEMAN, Southport, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |