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Frederick BLACK

Regimental number1503
Place of birthPort Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address15 Gore Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinSister, Millie Black, 15 Gore Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Enlistment date16 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 July 1915
Date of death12 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plit I, Row C, Grave No. 5), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jack and Elizabeth BLACK
Family/military connectionsBrother: 494 Sapper Alexander BLACK, 2nd Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 27 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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