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Forster, John James

John Forster (Service No 31189) was born in Wollongong, N.S.W. At enlistment John was single, 20 years old and employed as a teacher, and lived in Kurri Kurri, N.S.W. John had served 3 years with the...

Forster, Victor

Victor Forster (Service No 3718) was born in Sale, Victoria. At enlistment Victor was single, 36 years old, worked as a labourer and lived in Wollongong, N.S.W. where he had enlisted.He embarked...

Foster, John

John Foster (Service No 1357) was born in Oilich in England about 1889 and came to Australia in 1912.At enlistment he was 25 years old, worked as a shunter, and residing with a Mrs Brodie of Woonona...

Foster, Ernest

Ernest Foster (Service No 72) was born in Sydney around 1886.At enlistment Ernest was single, 30 years old, worked as a locomotive driver and lived at Helensburgh, N.S.W.  Ernest nominated his...

Foster, Bruce Vaughn Broughton

Bruce Foster was born in Kent, England, and arrived in Australia in August 1911.  He was living and working in the Nowra area of N.S.W. and was a single 20 year old labourer from Nowra when he...

Foster, Charles William

Charles Foster (Service No 74) was born in Taunton, Somerset, England.  On 7th June 1898 he enlisted in the Somerset Light Infantry and saw service in South Africa from December 1899 till April...

Fowler, Darrel Elwyn Hodgson

Lance Corporal Darrell Elwyn Hodgson Fowler (Service No. 14481) was born at Bulli in February 1890, the youngest child of Frederick John Fowler, a telegraph office employee of the Post Master General...

Fowler, Joseph Harold

Joseph Fowler (Service No 4784) was born in Staffordshire, England in April 1884. He arrived in Australia with his family on 21st August 1884 and they settled at Woonona, N.S.W.  ...

Fowler, Cyril

Cyril Fowler (Service No 3373) was born in Greta, N.S.W.At 19 he joined the Royal Australian Navy and served until 20th August 1919.He was posted to HMAS Australia on 30th June 1915 and served in the...

Fowles, Arthur Ashley

Arthur Fowles (Service No 2521) was born in Inverell, N.S.W.At enlistment Arthur was single, 22 years old, worked as a civil servant working for the Premiers Department .  Arthur nominated his...

Fowless, Archibald George Stanthorpe

Archibald Fowless (Service No 2374) was born in Inverell, NSW about 1895.He came to the Illawarra with his family when his father was made Headmaster of Clifton Public School. At the time of...

Frame, Alexander

Alexander Frame (Service No. 2426) was born in Mount Kembla.  The 21 year old miner embarked on the HMAT Bordia A30 with the 35th Battalion, 4th Reinforcements on the October, 1916.He served on...

Franklin, Walter

 Walter Franklin (Service no: 1534) was born in London in about 1865 and travelled to Australia. In 1888 he married Lillian Palmer and had a son Cyril who later also served in the war. The...

Franklin, Cyril

Private Cyril Franklin (Service no. 2687) was born in Unanderra circa 1890 and who later worked as a labourer prior to enlistment.He embarked on HMAT A24 Benalla on 9th November, 1916...

Franklin, Thomas

Thomas Franklin (Service No 2983) was born in December 1892.At the time of enlistment he was single, 22 years of age, lived in Unanderra, NSW and was employed as a fisherman.He embarked on HMAT A8 -...

Franklin, Phillip

Phillip Franklin (Service No 3528) was born in Randwick, Sydney, N.S.W 1897. As a child he attended Unanderra Public School.When he enlisted at Warwick Farm, Sydney, N.S.W., he was only 18...

Fraser, Hugh

Hugh Fraser (Service No 6261) was born in Glasgow in 1885.At the time of enlistment Hugh was single, 31 years of age and employed as a miner in Balgownie, NSW.  Hugh listed his sister, Mary...

Fraser, John Robert

John Robert Fraser (Service No 1324A) was born in Albion Park circa 1888. (Note, NAA records state Albion Park, VIC in summary).John Fraser was a 27 year old Albion Park farmer when he...

Fraser, James Morris

James Fraser (Service No 2704) was born in Burnt Island, Ayrshire, Scotland around 1874.  He and his wife Rose Marie came to Australia ?????James enlisted when he was 42...

Fraser, Daniel

Daniel Fraser was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to Australia with his family.  He attended school at Mt Kembla and Helensburgh in N.S.W.At enlistment Daniel was single, 34 years old, worked...

Fredericks, Harry Arthur

Harry Fredericks (Service No 3512/ 3512A) was born at Dapto, N.S.W.At enlistment Harry was 21 years of age, single, and worked as a labourer at Murwillumbah in Northern N.S.W.  Harry's nominated...

Freebairn, Andrew

(Service No 1052/4039) Andrew Freebairn was born in Newcastle, NSW about 1891. At the time of enlistment he was a single 24 year old coal miner at Helensburgh, NSW. He embarked on HMAT A32...

Freebairn, James Logan

James Freebairn (Service No 600) was born in Newcastle, NSW about 1894. He enlisted in the AIF on 9th March 1915 but was discharged medically unfit on 25th May 1915. After the battles and losses of...

Frew, William Charles

William Frew (Service No 50316) was born in Otford, N.S.W.   He had served in the Senior Cadets and Militia.When he enlisted he was 19 years old, single, and employed as...

Frew, Robert John

Private Robert Frew (Service no. 2155) was born on 24 July, 1895 in Kurri Kurri, NSW and attended Thirroul Public School. He then gained employment as a miner and at the time of enlistment he was a...

Frew, Alexander Stewart

Alexander Frew (Service no. 3152) was born in Wollongong circa 1892 and attended Wollongong Public School. At the time of enlistment he was a single 23 year old Grocer. He embarked on HMAT A69...

Frew, Charles John

Private Charles Frew (Service no. 4770) was born in Bulli circa 1888. In 1916 he married Violet Adey and at the time of enlistment he was listed as a  28 year old pastry cook.Although Charles...

Frew, Leslie

Private Leslie Frew (Service no. 50314) was born in Bulli on 26th March, 1899. He spent four years in the Senior Cadets and the CMF and on 18th October, 1915 Leslie enlisted as an 18 year old, single...

Frew, Russell Gordon

Russell Frew (Service No 4180) was born in 1897 in Woonona, N.S.W. Russell joined the Army Cadets four years prior to enlisting. He joined the 2nd Battalion of the Australian Infantry Forces as an...

Friendship, Frederick William

Frederick William Friendship (Service No 1314), was born in Sydney, N.S.W. At enlistment he was 19 years old, single, worked as a carpenter and had served with the Royal...

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