Stuart, Frederick

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Stuart, Frederick

Service Service Number Number 1494 3990 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 7th June 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Bullecourt, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Stuart, Frederick

SERVICE NO

3990

UNIT

1st Battalion/ 12th Reinfs./45th Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

27 yrs 9 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Isle of Wight, England

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Motor Launch Driver & Cox swain

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

8 Sept 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Holdsworthy, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Walter Stuart, “Freda” Station St.,Woy Woy/ Brickwharf, Woy Woy/

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’3½”. Weight-9 st. Chest-33-35 Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Light Brown. Scar above L/Eye, Sm scar L/Cheek C/E

RELIGION EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES

8-15 Mar 1917- AWOL

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

14 Mar 1916- Adm Hosp.Influenza3 Dec 1916- Adm Hosp. Trench Feet. 14 Feb 1917- Adm Hosp. Mumps

DIED

7 Jun 1917- Hit by piece of shell @ Bullecourt

BURIED

Re-interred-Messines Ridge British Cemetery. Plot 3 Row F.

MEDALS

British War Medal-27166, Victory Medal-26987. Memorial Plaque & Scroll 328357.

DEPENDANTS

Mother;- Fanny Jane Stuart

PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Mother:

Sydney Morning Herald 22nd August 1917 pg. 8 ROLL OF HONOR. STUART – Killed in France (previously reported missing), Lewis Gunner Fred (Snowy) Stuart, aged 29, second son of Mr and Mrs W. Stuart, Woy Woy. The angels know your grave to-day, And weave for you the victor’s crown. Inserted by his parents, sister Leila, and brothers, Bert and Walter (on active service).

Gosford Times 23rd August 1917 WOY WOY (From our Correspondent) Mr Walter Stuart, of Woy Woy, has been informed that his son, Gunner Fred Stuart, who was reported missing in last issue, has been killed in action in France. Fred, who was a prominent lightweight boxer of a few years ago, was practically reared in Woy Woy, and was very popular with all who knew him. We desire to extend our sympathy to Mr and Mrs Stuart, who proved himself a thorough fighter, whether in the hempen square or out of it.

Gosford Times 6th June 1918 ROLL OF HONOR. STUART – In loving memory of our dear son, Fred (Snowy) Stuart, 45th Battalion, killed in action at Messines, June 7th 1917, second son of Mr and Mrs W. Stuart, Woy Woy. “At God’s will a hero fell.” Inserted by his loving parents and brother, Walter, on active service.

Gosford Times 5th June 1919 STUART – In loving memory of our dear son, Fred (Snowy) Stuart Lewis Gunner, 45th Battalion, killed in action June 7th, 1917. A higher service has to him been given, A crown upon his brow, a home in heaven. God help us to say “Thy will be done.” Inserted by Wal and Fanny Stuart, Woy Woy.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8095536

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