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Frederick BOURNE

Regimental number5
Place of birthChatham, Kent, England
SchoolMilitary School, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
AddressPaine Street, Manly, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 10"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMrs P Bourne, Paine Street, Manly, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal West Kent Regiment ("The Buffs"), British Army.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSergeant Cook
Unit name3rd Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWounded at the landing at Gallipoli; buried in England.
FateDied of wounds 4 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death4 May 1915
Age at death28
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 48), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Family/military connectionsBrother: Charles BOURNE, Royal Engineers; Brother-in-law, Frederick HART, British Army
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BOURNE Frederick

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