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Frederick James BRADSHAW

Regimental number4749
Place of birthHackney, London, England
SchoolOrchard Street Board School, Hackney, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShip's cook
AddressBanksia Street, Botany, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 9"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A M Bradshaw, 4 Margaret Street, Wells Street, Hackney, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 September 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Date of death19 July 1916
Age at death26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 55th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916.

Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 18 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Posted missing, 19 July 1916.

Previous report of missing now, 30 March 1917, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note on B.103, 'presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRADSHAW Frederick James

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