Regimental number | 2796 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Frederick Needham Steward, 117 Argyle Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and joined 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2630102: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STEWARD Frederick John
Red Cross File No 2630102 |