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Frederick Percy SHERMAN

Regimental number969
Place of birthBraidwood, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressBetterley Park, Marulan, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinEmma Sherman, Betterley Park, Marulan, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMarulan, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
No details of embarkation for HQ and A-H Companies entered on Embarkation Roll.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 May 1915
Place of burialThe Nek Cemetery (Special Memorial 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in St Andrew's Anglican Church, Braidwood, New South Wales. Roll of Inercession in the church, dated 4 August 1914, reads: 'The Parishioners are asked to pray for the following who have willingly offered themselves to fight for Justice and the restoration of Peace in the War that has been forced upon us by Germany's Ambition and Love of World Power.'
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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