| Regimental number | 4846 |
| Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Salt Lagoon, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Maria Ann Ratcliff, Salt Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Margaret RATCLIFF |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War Service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 23 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, 25 August 1917 (measles); discharged, 5 September 1917, and marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs. Marched in to No 8 Training Bn, Hurdcott, 11 September 1917. Marched in to 15th Training Bn, Codford, 5 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 December 1917; taken on strength, 43rd Bn, 24 December 1917. Detached to Sniping School, 23 March 1918; rejoined Bn from Sniping School, 29 March 1019. Wounded in action, 5 April 1918 (gun shot wound, right shoulder), and admitted to 20th Casualty Clearing Station, and transferred same day to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital; to 4th General Hospital, Camiers, 6 April 1918; to England, 8 April 1918, and admitted to Colliton VAD, attached to Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, 9 April 1918; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 6 June 1918; discharged on furlough, 10 June, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 24 June 1918. Admitted to Group Hospital, Hurdcott, 28 June 1918 (influenza); marched in to No 4 Command Depot from hospital, 7 July 1918. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 23 July 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1918; rejoined 43rd Bn, in the field, 19 August 1918. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 22 August 1918 (not yet diagnosed), and transferred same day to 5th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 16, and admitted to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, 23 August 1918 (pryrexia, unknown origin); transrefered to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, 29 August 1918 (influenza); to 2nd General Hospital, 7 September 1918 (pleurisy); to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, 13 September 1918; to Intermediate Base Depot, 27 September 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 4 October 1918. Marched out to United Kingdom for return to Australia, 28 April 1919. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, 4 May 1919 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to Training Depot, 31 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Koningin Luise', 21 June 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 11 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), Adelaide, 10 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Cause of death: tuberculosis |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 9 East, Grave 17), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RATCLIFF Frederick George |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
