Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: John Fredericks
Ancestor's date of birth: 09/10/1871
Ancestor's date of death: 14/09/1966
Cause of Death: Old age
Service and Life Before the Boer War: born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa. A fitter by trade.
Service Number: 763
Colony or State of enlistment: Not Australia, Place of Enlistment: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Unit: 2nd Brabant's Horse
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: 1900
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): PTE, Date Effective: 03/02/1917
Murray Page: Not applicable - did not serve in an Australian unit.
Contingent: Not applicable.
Ship: A native born South African.
Memorial details: Nil
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen and King's South Africa Medals with clasps. British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Personal Characteristics: Height 171 cm, weight 60 kg. Fair complexion, fair hair and blue eyes.
Reasons to go and fight: Unknown
Details of service in war: Served in Cape Colony, Free State and Transvaal. severely wounded at Rouxville on 13 Dec 1900 discharged 30 April 1901.
Service and life after the Boer War: emigrated from SA to London c1901-02, occupation carpenter married 7 Jun 1903 emigrated with family ex London to Brisbane on SS Ophir: Mar - 9 May 1910 lived Cunnamulla, QLD enlisted on 3 February 1917; serial no 755A, private in 2nd MG battalion - service Middle East and France - discharged in Brisbane, 19 Sep 1918.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: David Fredericks, Macarthur ACT
Relationship to Ancestor: Great grandson
