Regimental number | 5332 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
School | Fairfield State School, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.11 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F W Du Rieu, 1 Bedford Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Senior Cadets; 3 years in Citizren Military Forces; still serving in Army Medical Corps at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick Walter and Anna Maria DU RIEU, 1 Bedford Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 8805 Sapper Garnett BLACKMORE MM, 10th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 17 December 1918; 5753 Pte John Walter SHARRAD, 10th Bn, died of accidental injuries (bomb explosion), 14 February 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 1 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 September 1916; marched into 6th Training Bn, Rollestone, 26 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 November 1916, and reverted to Private; taken on strength, 24th Bn, in the field, 21 December 1916. Wounded in action, 4 May 1917 (shrapnel wound, head, right knee, left leg), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 5 May 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as DE RIEU. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DU RIEU Frederick Lewis |