BOURNES, Frederick
| Service Number: | 2300 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St Johns elementary Boys School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Stationer's Assistant |
| Died: | Machine Gun Wounds To The Head, Hamel, France, 4 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2300, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2300, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2300, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1882 Bournes Frederick Tunbridge 2a 647
His brother, Private Ernest Bournes, aged 38, also fell. He was serving with the East Surrey Regiment, 4th Battalion,
Service Number 215730. He is interred at Fouquescourt British Cemetery (III. B. 10).
They were sons of Emma Bournes of 1 Whitefield Rd., Tunbridge Wells and the late William Bournes, J. P.
The brothers are commemorated on the Tunbridge Wells War Memorial.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 30 years
Son of William and Emma Bournes of 1 Whitefield Road, Tunsbridge Wells, Kent
At the time of enlistment Frederick was living at 188 Newcastle Street, Perth, WA
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