Frederick William BUBB

Regimental number101
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address44 Bent Street, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 9"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMrs J Campbell, 44 Bent Street, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceMember, Rifle Club
Enlistment date2 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 14 August 1915
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Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date19 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 25 June 1915 (gun shot wound, left eye); admitted to No 1 General Hospital, 30 June 1915.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Themistocles', 14 August 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 9 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: loss of left eye), Sydney, 19 January 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 March 1938
Age at death65
Place of burialGoulburn General Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BUBB Frederick William