Cadet Charles C. Frederick

Name Charles Clarence Frederick Date of Birth - Place of Birth - Occupation - Date of Enlistment 23 January 1918 Place of Enlistment Melbourne, Victoria Flying Unit 5 Sqn AFC Previous Unit - Service Australian Flying Corps Theatres England AIF Rank Cadet Awards British War Medal Victories - Nickname - AIF Fate Died of Accidental Injuries Date of AIF Fate 4 February 1919 Final Rank Cadet Date of Death 4 February 1919 Place of Death England, UK Cause of Death Died of Accidental Injuries Notes Charles Frederick was born in Spokane, Washington in the USA.

Charles Frederick was born in Spokane, Washington in the USA. He underwent schooling in India before living in Australia at Leongatha in Victoria. His parents lived in Peking, China. Charles enlisted in February of 1918 for the Australian Flying Corps as ground crew. He arrived at 1st Australian Wing in Tetbury on the 29th of September, 1918 for flight training.

The Sopwith Camel was well known as a tricky aircraft to fly, especially for students whose experience of aircraft was the dual seat Avro and DeHavilland aircraft. Charles Frederick was flying solo in a Sopwith Camel when the Camel suffered from an over-stressed wing structure and crashed near Sapperton. Charles Frederick was mortally wounded from the injuries sustained in the crash.

Name Charles Clarence Frederick Number 2695 Rank Cadet Aircraft Sopwith Camel. Serial No. F.1335 Squadron 5 Sqn AFC Unit Australian Flying Corps Service Army, Australian Imperial Force Conflict World War I Date of Death 4 February 1919 Cause of Death Died of Accidental Injuries Memorial Panel 188 Memorial Details Gloucestershire 172 Leighterton Church Cemetary Next of Kin Brono R. and Meeta L.A. Frederick of 77, Yui Au P.O. Hutung, Peking, China. Enlistment Melbourne, Victoria Source AWM 145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army. Commonwealth War Graves Roll of Honour Card. Notes -

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Photograph of Charles Frederick's British War Medal. Image courtesy of Martin Ball WGCDR RAAF Ret'd

Photograph of Charles Frederick's British War Medal. Image courtesy of Martin Ball WGCDR RAAF Ret'd

Photograph of Charles C. Frederick's headstone at Leighterton Cemetary. Image courtesy of Martin Ball WGCDR RAAF Ret'd

Information on Charles Frederick courtesy of Martin Ball WGCDR RAAF Ret'd. Photographs of Charles Frederick's British War Medal and Head Stone courtesy of Martin Ball WGCDR RAAF Ret'd.