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Frederick Alonzo FULLER

Regimental number1946
Place of birthBulli, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
AddressGPO, Woonona, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 4"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinBrother, W Fuller, GPO, Woonona, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 January 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 13 April 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2721
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 8), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916.

Transferred to 53rd Bn, and taken on strength, 14 February 1916.

Transferred to 5th Division Field Artillery, 16 March 1916; rejoined 53rd Bn, 17 March 1916.

Found guilty, 4 April 1916, of when on Active Service neglecting to obey an order, Ferry Post: awarded 10 days' detention.

Rejoined Bn from detention, 20 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916.

Reported Missing in Action, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 2 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Frederick Alanza FULLER.
SourcesNAA: B2455, FULLER Frederick Alonzo

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