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Frederick John DOSWELL

Regimental number2148
Place of birthMedindie, Adelaide, South Australia
SchoolQueens School, North Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationInsurance officer
AddressMedindie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinSister, Miss Ena Mabel Doswell, 27 Hawker's Road, Medindie, South Australia
Previous military service80th Infantry; Lieutenant in Citizen Forces, SA for 2 years.
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death35
Place of burialSte Marie Cemetery (Div. 62, Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 5), Le Havre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Morris and Ena DOSWELL, of Adelaide, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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