Regimental number | 2948 |
Place of birth | Bellerive, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Lindisfarne, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Atkins, Lindisfarne, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 93rd (Derwent) Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 4th Field Ambulance, Moascar, 5 February 1916. Underwent medical examination at New Zealand Auxiliary Hospital, Ismailia, 26 February 1916 (fits). Transferred to 47th Bn, 3 March 1916, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir. Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 6 March 1916 (fits); transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 30 March 1916 (neurasthenia). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Itonus', 10 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit: nervous debility), Hobart, 24 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ATKINS Frederick John |