| Regimental number | 2064 |
| Place of birth | Payneham, South Australia |
| School | East Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | William Lane, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Timothy Jacob Loader, Thomas Lane, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 9), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Timothy and Hannah LOADER, 30 Morris Street, St Peters, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1375 Pte Clifford Roy LOADER, 1st Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 22 December 1919; 41 Pte Percival Harold LOADER, 8th Field Company Engineers, died of wounds, 20 August 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Prisoner of War German list dated 4 November 1916 received by Wounded and Missing Inquiry Bureau. File (p. 4) bears notation: 'Identification disc received from Germany. No particulars were afforded except that soldier is deceased. To be reported as KILLED IN ACTION 20/7/16.' German report, 2 August 1916: 'austr. Sold. Loader, F.O.32.A.I.F. Nr. 2064 am 19.7 in Gegend Fromelles gefallen.' Note on Red Cross File No 1620201: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Note on file: 'Identity disc received from Germany and despatched to Next of kin 20-6-17.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LOADER Frank Oliver
Red Cross file 1620201 |
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