Weiss, Frederick Alfred

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Weiss, Frederick Alfred Service Number 3578A

Killed in Action 19th July 1916 Fromelles, Fleurbaix, France

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NAME Weiss, Frederick Alfred

SERVICE NO 3578A

UNIT 4/13th Battalion/53

rd Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 22 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH Anna Bay via Port Stephens, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION School Teacher

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 25 Jul 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Father;- Walter Herbert Weiss, c/- Public School Erina, Mother;- Amy Selina Weiss, “The Retreat” Erina. Brother;- Erle Victor Weiss 11147, died France 9/8/ 1918

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’4”. Weight-133lbs. Chest 33-35”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION Methodist

EMBARKED Sydney per “Ballarat” Melbourne with 11/4

th Battalion

DISEMBARKED

NOTES 19 Jul 1917- Posted Missing in Action

2 Sept 1917-Court of Enquiry in the field/

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 8 Sept 1915-Disembarked Melbourne suffering from Measles/

DIED 19 Jul 1916-Fromelles, Fleurbaix, France. GSW Stomach, then later hit by exploding shell.

BURIED

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-14426, British War Medal-21236, Victory Medal-21160. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-330179.

Gosford Times 22

nd October 1915

ERINA (From Our Correspondent) The younf men of this locally are still enlisting, real-izing their country’s need, and facing their responsi-bilities. Wamberal, Terrigal, Matcham and Erina have bidden farewell to their stalwart sons, and on Tuesday half a dozen more went to offer themselves on their country’s altar. In every case local resi-dents have wished them God spead, andhave sup-plied them with various useful articles. One of the latest send oofs was to Fred Weiss, son of the local schoolmaster, who at a surprise party was given a sheepskin vest, a filled pocket wallet, and handker-chiefs. The Matcham Red Cross Society also pre-sented him and his brother, Erle Weiss (at present in camp at Holsworthy) with hand knitted woolen mufflers. Speeeches suitable to the occasion were made by Messrs Smalley, Coulson and King, and the recipient suitably responded, thanking the do-nors, and stating that he would endeavor to do his duty, and to keep up the prestige of the British race. A bountiful supply of good things was done full jus-tice, and after a pleasant evening the party dis-persed. Prior to enlisting, Mr F. Weiss was engaged as assistant teacher at West Wyalong Public School.

Gosford Times 27

th September 1917

ROLL OF HONOR. Private F.A. Weiss, of the 53

rd Battalion, son of Mr

W.H. Weiss, of Erina, has been officially reported as killed on 19

th July, 1916. It will be remembered that

Private Weiss that Private Weiss was reported as missing on that date, but it was only last week that the official information of his death arrived. It was in the big battle of Pozieres that this gallant soldier was killed. Mr Weiss has another son – Gunner E.V. Weiss – still at the front.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380325






















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