'At 4.45 a.m. on the morning of the 8th August, 1918, immediately east of HAMEL, No. 13 Lance Corporal A.R. FREEMAN was in charge of six drays carting metal and material to the roads between our front line and the old German line. He had his men and drays on the job long before the hostile shelling had ceased, the first dray going over our own line 15 minutes after Zero. By his personal courage and disregard of danger, he set a great example to his own men and the men working on the road, and although he had several casualties amongst his horses, he yet kept the work going throughout, and greatly assisted, through his personal energies under the most trying circumstances, the successful completion of the works in hand.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Regimental number	13
Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Farrier
Address	337 Drummond Street, North Carlton, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	20
Next of kin	Father, Alfred Freeman, 337 Drummond Street, North Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date	7 February 1916
Rank on enlistment	Lance Corporal Driver
Unit name	3rd Pioneer Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number	14/15/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Military Medal Work near Hamel on 8 August 1918. Recommendation date: 13 August 1918
Fate	Returned to Australia 19 April 1919
Medals	Military Medal 'At 4.45 a.m. on the morning of the 8th August, 1918, immediately east of HAMEL, No. 13 Lance Corporal A.R. FREEMAN was in charge of six drays carting metal and material to the roads between our front line and the old German line. He had his men and drays on the job long before the hostile shelling had ceased, the first dray going over our own line 15 minutes after Zero. By his personal courage and disregard of danger, he set a great example to his own men and the men working on the road, and although he had several casualties amongst his horses, he yet kept the work going throughout, and greatly assisted, through his personal energies under the most trying circumstances, the successful completion of the works in hand.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: 23 May 1919
Other details	War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Alfred Roy FREEMAN