Regimental number | 3348 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | lnsurance agent |
Address | Frankston Road, Chelsea, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Henderson, Frankston Road, Chelsea, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as Lieutenant, Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Frederick Anthony |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916.Found guilty, 27 March 1916, of being absent from afternoon parade, 26 March: awarded 6 days' fatigue work and 6 hours' pack drill. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on file: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land at approx 5J90.43 to 5K.0.2.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Note, Red Cross File No 1310803: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HENDERSON Frederick Arthur
Red Cross file 1310803 |