MOULSDALE, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 760 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 7th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Greta, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Naval Draughtsman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension VIII F 28 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 760, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 760, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 760, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain | |
| 3 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 7th Machine Gun Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Captain F. W, MOULSDAL.E, — News has been received by Mrs. A. Moulsdale, of Bright Street, Marrickville, that her only son, Captain Fred
Moulsdale, aged 23 years, died of wounds in France on April 12. Captain Moulsdale left Australia, on May 12, 1915 as a sergeant in a
machine-gun section. He served in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France, and received altogether three promotions. At the time of his death he was in command of nn Australian machine-gun company, having been promoted to that position two months previously. Captain
Moulsdale was formerly employed as a naval draughtsman at the Commonwealth Naval Dockyard, Cockatoo Island.
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