DRISCOLL, Frederick Thomas
Service Number: | 2352 |
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Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Cawsand, Cornwall, England, 1884 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Stoke Public School, Devonport, England |
Occupation: | Shipwwright/Carpenter |
Died: | Died of wounds, Gapaard, Belgium, 15 August 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot 1, Row A, Grave 16 Headstone inscription reads: Fondly remembered by Mother, Brothers and sister Mizpah, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2352, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2352, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2352, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
28 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 15th Battalion | |
4 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2352, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Wounds to the shoulder and arm. Transferred to England on 9 February 1917 from Rouen | |
14 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Light Trench Mortar | |
15 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
15 Aug 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2352, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2352 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1884 Driscoll Frederick Thomas St. Germans 5c 29
Enlistment -11 May 1915-Private-15th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 August 1915-he was then 31.
Rank from Nominal Roll-Lance Corporal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 25 years
Son of John Driscoll and Emma Jane Driscoll of 20 Devon Terrace, Ford Park, Plymouth, England
Served his 6 year apprenticeship at the H.M.S. Shipyards
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Qualified as a Draughtsman