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Frederick KALUCY

Regimental number1447
Place of birthParramatta, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBlacksmith
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.2
Height5' 6.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinFather, Matthew Kalucy, 45 Elswick Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 November 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Unit name15th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 August 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date18 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Themistocles', 15 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: nervous breakdown), Sydney, 18 January 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 November 1931
Age at death41
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 5643), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, KALUCY Frederick

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