Frederick William GAGE

Regimental number1715
Date of birth7 August 1890
Place of birthKensington, South Australia
ReligionLatter Day Saints
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressWilliam Street, Rosewater, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.2
Height5' 7.25"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S. S. Gage, William Street, Rosewater, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 9 months in the Senior Cadets; thereafter in an Exempt Area under the Compulsory Military Training scheme.
Enlistment date11 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1919
Discharge date9 April 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, 4 August 1916 (gun shot wound, right leg).

Wounded in action, second occasion, 20 April 1917 (gun shot wound, left shoulder).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Napier', 21 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 9 April 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V84466.
Date of death3 September 1964
Age at death74
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, GAGE Frederick William