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Fred SUMMERS

Regimental number1555
Place of birthWolverhampton, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
Addressc/o D Goodsell, Morton via Neilton, New South Wales
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation33
Height5'8.75"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Walter Summers, Lancroft, Pinfield, Wolverhampton, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Place of enlistmentWarwick Farm, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/17/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Moldavia on 2 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 3 August 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Elizabeth SUMMERS. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date24 March 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 3 August 1918; disembarked Sydney/Melbourne?, 6 September 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 24 March 1918.

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

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death8 February 1936
Age at death51
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SUMMERS Fred

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