Regimental number | 1168 |
Place of birth | Taraville, Victoria |
Other Names | Frederick David |
School | Taraville State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | 144 Simpson Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, George Frank Livingston, via Hay, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kerang, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Lettia LIVINGSTON; Wife: Lillie LIVINGSTON, 3 Esplanade, Elwood, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 10 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Promoted Corporal, Ferry Post, 25 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Handwritten note on Form B103 (p. 19): 'BURIED FROMELLES Sheet 36 N22 B [r?] D'. Note on file: 'austr. Sold. Livingston D.F. 29. Bn. Erk.Mrk. 1168, am 19.7 in Gegend Fromelles gefallen.' Note on Red Cross File No 1610910: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Note on file: 'Disc received from Germany and forwarded to N/K. 20.6.17.' Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 1), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2011) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LIVINGSTON David Frederick
Red Cross file 1610910 |