Regimental number | 2167 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Battery hand |
Address | 90A Dwyer Street, Boulder, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Oswold Freitag, 90A Dwyer Street, Boulder, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For gallantry at METEREN on 23rd April, 1918. Lance Corporal FREITAG and [2204] Private GODWIN were members of a bombing section. In an attack on the first objective they rushed forward under heavy fire and bombed and captured a machine gun. At the second objective they bombed a house and took several prisoners in it. They did excellent work in beating off several attacks from hostile bombing parties and set a splendid example to the remainder of the section.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: |