Alfred Froggatt

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First Name:

Alfred

Last Name:

Froggatt

Alternate Spelling:

Frogatt

Date Enlisted:

Monday, October 9, 1916

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

Machine Gun Company

Company:

9th

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Details:

Alfred Froggatt (Service No 503) was born in Darfield, England around 1891.

At enlistment Alfred was married, 25 years old, worked as a miner, and lived in Scarborough, N.S.W. Alfred nominated his wife Lucy as his next of kin. It is unclear if Alfred had married in England or Australia or when he arrived in Australia.

He embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A70 Ballarat with 9th Machine Gom Company, 7th Reinforcement on 19th February 1917. The troops arrived in England on 25th April 1917 and Alfred joined the Machine Gun Company in France on 23rd August 1917.

On 2nd October 1917 he was admitted to hospital with trench fever and sent to England for treatment. His health was badly affected and he was deemed unfit for further active service.

Alfred was repatriated to Australia in March 1918 and discharged medically unfit on 20th September 1918.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, FROGGATT A