Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Scotch College Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Naracoorte, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Pamela Rothwell McIntosh, Naracoorte, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Volunteer Cadets, South Australia; 5 years in Volunteer Cadets, Scotch College, Melbourne; member, Melbourne Citizens Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row D, Grave No. 17), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: F. and Pamela McINTOSH. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 2 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, england, 16 november 1916, and marched in to 16th Training Bn, Hurdcott. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 February 1917; taken on strength, 59th Bn, in the field, 21 February 1917. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 6 April 1917, and transferred to Divisional Rest Station (furculosis); to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 13 April 1917; discharged to duty, and rejoined Bn, 23 April 1917. On Command, 1st Anzac Corps Infantry School, 17 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 21 July 1917. Appointed Lieutenant, 15 July 1917. Wounded in action, 26 September 1917 (gun shot wound, shoulder and chest), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 1.15 am, 28 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McINTOSH Frederick Richard |