Private Frederick Gartung

Service number	1718, 5385, 1718A
Birth Date	1900
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Galston
Death Date	1916-11-03 - 1916-11-06
Death Place	France
Final Rank	Private
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	28th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	France Galston
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 First World War, 1914-1918 First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Private Frederick Gartung (1718, 28th Battalion) was born at Hornsby, NSW in 1900. He enlisted in January 1916 not long after leaving school. Frederick was posted as missing in action near Flers, France, between 3 and 6 November 1916. He was 16 years of age. Frederick has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. Frederick's brother, Private Fedor Gartung (1078, 4th Battalion) took part in the Gallipoli Landing and many Western Front battles but died of wounds received in action near Peronne in September 1918. Another brother, Private Leopold Gartung (5544, 20th Battalion) was also a Gallipoli veteran and despite being wounded on two occasions, returned home after the war.

Rolls

First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Roll of Honour:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private

Timeline

Date of birth	1900
Date of enlistment	15 January 1916
Date of embarkation	14 April 1916
Date of embarkation	06 June 1916
Date of fate	03 November 1916
Date of death	1916-11-03 - 1916-11-06