Frederick Richard Annan (1896 - 1917)

Born 1896 in Saint Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 20 Sep 1917 at about age 21 in Belgium

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Biography

Frederick was born in 1896. He was the son of Richard Annan and Mary Yates.

Frederick's service number was 4357. He was in the Australian Imperial Force in the 20th Australian Infantry Battalion and embarked on 9th April 1916 from Sydney on the HMAT Nestor A71.

Fascinating but sad letters from his cousin Margaret asking word of his wellbeing are in the PDF attached to Fredericks webpage on the Australian War Memorial site here: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1504178

He was killed in action in Belgium on 20th September 1917, with no known grave he is commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial.

Sources

• Turnbull Clan website [1]
• Geni.com [2]
• AWM website [3]
• Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, ANNAN Frederick Richard : SERN 4357 National Archives Australia: 3033894 Item image
• Private Frederick Richard Annan (Commonwealth War Graves Commission, https://www.cwgc.org : accessed 26 Jul 2023) Service no: 4357, Unit: Australian Infantry A.I.F. 20th Bn., Date of death: 20 Sep 1917, Age: 21. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 23, Belgium. Foster-son of Jane Smith, of French's Forest, New South Wales. Native of North Sydney.

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• Commemorating the Missing Database Link for Frederick Richard F R Annan