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Frederick Hanson SORENSEN

Regimental number3708
Place of birthWinninowie, South Australia
SchoolWinninowie Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPort Augusta, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Neil Sorensen, Port Augusta, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23.2
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWarloy-Baillonn communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
151
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Niels and Julia SORENSEN, Port Augusta, South Australia. Native of Winninowie, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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