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Frederick DONG

Regimental number2643
Place of birthStuart Town, New South Wales
Other NamesDAWN, Frederick
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationQuarry labourer
AddressStewart Town, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32.7
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, James Dong, Stewart Town, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Place of enlistmentBathurst, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1919
Discharge date22 November 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Czarita', 16 March 1919; disembarked, Sydney, 18 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit: wound, left leg, severe: amputated), Sydney, 22 November 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 June 1958
Age at death74
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, DONG Frederick

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