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Frederick John HAMS

Regimental number5720
Date of birth20 December 1882
Place of birthBendleby, South Australia
SchoolTerowie Public School, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationLabourer
AddressTambellup, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, W G Hams, Tambellup PO, Tambellup, Western Australia
Enlistment date15 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 15 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularOwing to drought conditions in the Terowie district, his parents and their ten children moved to the Tambellup district, Western Australia in 1898, where they took up virgin land. Frederick Hams married Helen McRae in October 1931; they had two daughters and one son.
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 June 1984
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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