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Frederick John WINKLE

Regimental number439
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressBeerwah, NC Line, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 4.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Winkle, Beerwah, NC Line, Queensland
Enlistment date10 May 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll439A
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialDoingt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 42), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Christian and Catherine WINKLE
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Burwah, NC Line, Queensland.
SourcesNAA: B2455, WINKLE Frederick John

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