Frederick Oscar Kelloway (1893 - 1916)

Born 1893 in Camden, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 29 Nov 1916 at about age 23 in Rouen, Normandy, France

Biography

Frederick Oscar Kelloway (1893-1916)

Frederick Oscar Kelloway was born in 1893 at Camden, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Stephen Kelloway and Prudence Dabinett.
Frederick enlisted on 10 October 1915 and served with the 19th Battalion, Australian Army during World War One. Frederick was wounded on 14 November 1916. He suffered a gun shot wound to the right thigh and a fractured femar. He was transferred by Ambulance train to Rouen but sadly died from the wounds at 8.15 pm on 29 November 1916 at Rouen,Normandy, France.

Military Service

Frederick Kelloway is an Anzac who served in World War One.

World War One Service

Private Frederick Kelloway served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 1915
Unit(s): 19th Battalion
Service ended: 1916

Frederick Kelloway Died of Wounds during World War I.

Frederick Oscar KELLOWAY

Regimental number 3552

Place of birth Camden New South Wales

Religion Methodist

Occupation Labourer

Address Mt Hunter, Camden, New South Wales

Marital status Single

Age at embarkation 23

Next of kin Father, Stephen Kelloway, Mt Hunter, Camden, New South Wales

Enlistment date 10 October 1915

Rank on enlistment Private

Unit name 19th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement

AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/36/2

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 12 December 1915

Rank from Nominal Roll Private

Unit from Nominal Roll 19th Battalion

Fate Died of wounds 29 November 1916

Age at death from cemetery records 23

Place of burial St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot III, Row Q, Grave No. 2), Rouen, France

Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 89

Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Parents: Stephen and Prudence KELLOWAY, Oaks Road, Camden, New South Wales

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Memorial & Burial

Private KELLOWAY, FREDERICK OSCAR |Service Number 3552 |Died 29/11/1916 |Aged 23 |19th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. |Son of Stephen and Prudence Kelloway, of Oaks Rd., Camden, New South Wales. | Buried at ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN |Location: Seine-Maritime, France |Number of casualties: 8674 |Cemetery/memorial reference: O. III. Q. 2.

Newspaper Report

"NEW SOUTH WALES." The Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 - 1954) 15 December 1916: 4. Web. 17 Jan 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102937292>.

Died of Wounds

. . . . . Pte. F. O. Kelloway, Camden; . . . . .

Sources

• Birth: NSW, Australia BDM Index Reg. No. 9766/1893 | KELLOWAY FREDERICK | Father's Name: STEPHEN | Mother's Name: PRUDCUDA (sic) |Reg. CAMDEN, NSW Australia

• World War One Service: UNSW Canberra ADFA The AIF Project

• World War One Service: National Archives Australia - Name Search KELLOWAY Frederick Oscar : Service Number - 3552 : Place of Birth - Camden NSW : Place of Enlistment - Holdsworthy (Holsworthy) NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) KELLOWAY Stephen

• World War One Record: NAA: B2455, KELLOWAY FREDERICK OSCAR

• Burial: Commonwealth War Graves Commission & Commonwealth War Grave Commission - Kelloway Private 3552 |FREDERICK OSCAR |29 November 1916 |Age 23 ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN O. III. Q. 2. |Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Australian
• Cemetery Location Information: St Sever Cemetery and St. Sever Cemetery Extension are located within a large communal cemetery situated on the eastern edge of the southern Rouen suburbs of Le Grand Quevilly and Le Petit Quevilly.