Year of birth: 1888

Place of birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Profession: Bank clerk

Country: Australia

Force: Australian Imperial Force

Rank: Private

Service number: 3179

Enlistment date: 08/03/1916

Enlistment place: Horsham, Victoria, Australia

Units:  —  Australian Infantry, 38th Bn.  (Last known unit)

Date of death: 04/10/1917

Place of death: Judah House - Wichmanns-Hof, Zonnebeke, Belgium

Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.)

Age: 29

British War Medal Medal

Victory Medal Medal — 24/05/1923

Frederick Edward Waterhouse was a 29 year old bank clerk from Burnside, South Australia. Private Waterhouse was part of the 38th Battalion Australian Infantry, 10th Australian Brigade, 3rd Australian Division. In October 1917 his battalion took part in the Battle of Broodseinde. They attacked on the 4th of October with the support of the 37th, 39th and 40th Battalion. The objective of the 38th Battalion was the ‘Red Line’ near Bordeaux Farm and Springfield Farm. Although they were confronted with heavily fortified pillboxes, they managed to reach the objective on barrage time, around 7.15 am, and started consolidating. Stretcher bearers were sent out to bring back the wounded. According to the Red Cross Wounded and Missing files, private Waterhouse, who was appointed as company runner, was sent out to deliver a message to these stretcher bearers. During his mission, he was killed by a shell. He was buried by the battalion chaplain near the place where he fell (D.15d.0.0). His body was never found and private Waterhouse is remembered today on the Menin Gate Memorial bay 25 stone T.

Waterhouse Edward George Brother

30th Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/47/27). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used

Albertson, Chris. The Story of Private Frederick Edward Waterhouse, 38th Battalion AIF. Sources used

First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, WATERHOUSE F E). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used

South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau https://sarcib.ww1.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/soldier/frederick-edward-waterhouse Sources used

Virtual War Memorial Australia https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/70567 Sources used

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1601784

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=136f2de4-82b8-4644-95a7-fcc0ea6e5c2e

Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7622509

The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=314712

A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1601784/