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Frederick MEADS

Regimental number2702
Place of birthLondon England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNewton Road, Auburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Henry Meads, Grange Road, Plaistow, London, England
Enlistment date26 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBirr Cross Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 13), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry Alphonsus and Elizabeth Lilian MEADS. Native of London
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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