| Regimental number | 3436 |
| Place of birth | South Yarra, Victoria |
| School | Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Patrol, M M B W |
| Address | 29 Davis Avenue, South Yarra, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 174 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R S Nathan, 10 Nicholson Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the School Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 1700 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth NATHAN; husband of Ruby NATHAN, 2 Fawkner Street, South Yarra |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 15 March 1916. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, Ismailia, 30 March 1916 (old append. wound); transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, 30 March 1916 (blistered feet); to Field Ambulance, 31 March 1916. Promoted Corporal, 13 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1980608: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 3329 PteE. JUDD, B Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'He was wounded at Fleurbaix on 19th. July and both his legs were amputated. He became a mental case as the result. Pte. R. Batley ... 60th. Bn. has had a letter from him since he was in England ... Nathan is now in a hospital or asylum.' [Red Cross Bureau could not obtain any confirmation of this evidence.] Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, NATHAN Frederick Joseph
Red Cross File No 1980608 |
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