L/Cpl
Frederick Benedict Alsop
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 15/02/1897 |
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Place of birth: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia |
General information
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Profession: Steward at The Geelong Club |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Lance Corporal |
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Service number: 411 |
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Enlistment date: 11/08/1916 |
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Units: — Australian Machine Gun Corps, 24th Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 17/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Passchendaele Ridge, Broodseinde - Keerselaar (D.17.b.1.2. - D.29.a.90.25), Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 31 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
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My story
On the night of the 17th October, at 11 p.m., the 24th Australian Machine Gun Company was defending the line at Passchendaele Ridge (Broodseinde-Keerselaar) . Lance corporal Frederick Benedict Alsop was probably killed while holding and consolidating the line. He was killed instantaneously by a shell falling on the dugout which they had occupied. He was buried just beside the cemetry. A cross, with the rising sun on top, was placed on his grave.
Sources 5
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1597379/ALSOP,%20FREDERICK%20BENEDICT Sources used |
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National Archives of Australia http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=3032561&isAv=N Sources used |
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The AIF-Project https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=3967 Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources used |
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War Diary 24th Australian Machine Gun Company October 1917 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1006603/ Sources used |