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| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 18B GQS | |
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Family :
Originated from Hillhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Fred was married to Annie Elizabeth Legge Youden, of Coalport, Shrophsire and by 1914 they had one child.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 15th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. |
BEAN 240.1; Amers. with. 263-6, 172: strength before Hamel, 264. 26 n trams with tanks, 266-7; W. k Hughes visits 2 July, 273n. B. of Hamel, 274. 2;s. 280. 283 et et seq 329, cas, 326, after f i S { 347; clisb between Aust. patrols, 440U; BEAN First Bullecourt. 421. 434, 5 0 8 ~ . plans, 175. r88, 189n, preparations. 275-7, a81, 290 et srq., IO Apr. operation, 179-83, battle, 11 Apr., 320. 353. Cam. Murray's reDort. 293-303. 305. 307 et ~ e q . ,3 16-7, 319, 316-7. -316, German c/attacks, 3i3-6; Mcssines. 677-8. Battle of Polygon 329-3.5, 337-8, 339. 347-9; BEAN Mcssines. 677-8. BEAN 15th Battalion (Q?land, Tas.), 89, go, 117, 118, 199, 200, 222, 654, 746; command, 29 May, 206; at Quinn?s, 95-6, 97, 98, 201, 203-5, attacks from, 9-10 May, 99-116, casualties, 102, ~ogn, 106, 14-15 May. 121, 123, 16 Bn. relieves, 126, during Turkish attack of 19 May. 152. 154-5, casualties, 156, 29 May, 206-7, 212-21; strength, 28 May, 205n, 29 Aug., 76m, in Battle of Sari Bair, 590-3, 594, 653, 660-1, 663, casualties, 660-1, 664n; at Hill 60, 21 Aug., 737. |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Detail :
Letter sent to the Commandant of the Australian Imperial Force HQ, Cairo, Egypt - 13th March 1916.
The following communication from the British Red Cross Society received through the High Commissioner's Office, concerning Lieutenant F.C. Youden, 15th Battalion, officially posted missing, is forwarded for favour of investigation to whether this officer's death can be confirmed.
BRITISH RED CROSS & ORDER OF ST. JOHN
18 Carlton House Terrace dated 18th Jan, 1916
Sir, Lieut. Youden, 15th A.I.F.
"We have received the following report.
Sergt. Robert Hunter 451 of the same Regt. C.Coy now in Hanworth Rd Hosp. Middlesex (home address Lower Kent Rd, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia) who is described as an intelligent man, states:- "On Aug. 6-8 1915 at Sari Hair, Gallipoli, Lt. Youden was cut off with a party of about 26, who were forced to surrender. The German officer ordered them to be stripped, laid face down and shot. One man was not killed, was carried in and told the tale, dying two hours later. It was a 6 days fight advance by us. I was told by Pte. A. Proctor, who came from Bundaberg, Queensland. He is believed to have rejoined his regiment after being wounded, and sent to Malta and England. Also by Pte. Henderson, address unknown"
Your obedient servant, (Sgd.) F.M. for SIR LOUIS MALLET.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of St Milburga No. 1120 E.C. | Shropshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
9th February 1904 | 13th December 1904 | 12th September 1905 |
Records show that Fred resigned from his Lodge 16th January 1907
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley