Fraser Harold George CUDDAY

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CUDDAY, Fraser Harold George

Service Number:	146
Enlisted:	11 October 1915, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Fraser, Queensland, Australia, 11 October 1894
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Mount Fraser State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Locomotive Engine Cleaner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 21 January 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres III D 32
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

11 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 146, Townsville, Queensland
17 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion
16 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 41st Infantry Battalion
18 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 146, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 146, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
21 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 146, 41st Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Son of: Richard Cudday and Norah (Honora Bridget) Coleman, Ninth-avenue, Railway Estate, Townsville.

Brother of: 357 Sgt. Lewis Charles CUDDY, M.M (/explore/people/151883). and 120 Dvr. Francis COLEMAN (/explore/people/163250)

Medals: British War Medal #39797, Victory Medal #39413

"Word was received on Wednesday of the death of Sergeant G. H. Cudday, who was killed in action on January 21. Sergeant Cudday was a son of Mr and Mrs Cudday, of Ninth-avenue, South Townsville, and was employed in the Railway Department prior to enlisting." - from the Townsville Daily Bulletin 08 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)

"CUDDAY.— In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Frazer Harold George Cudday, who gave his life for the Empire, in France, on January 22nd, 1917.

Somebody wept as he marched away,

Looking so handsome, brave and grand.

Somebody's kiss on his forehead lay.

Somebody clung to his parting hand.

Somebody is watching and waiting for him,

Yearning to hold him once more to her heart.

But there he lay in a Foreign land,

In a brave Australian's grave.

(Inserted by his loving mother, sisters and brothers.) - from the Townsville Daily Bulletin 22 Jan 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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