Frederick Carl Zerbe enlisted on the 8th November 1915 in the 8th Infantry Battalion In the Australian Imperial Force, with the rank of: Private Serial Number: 4924 and was listed as Returned to Australia on the 23rd July 1919
Born: 10th October 1894
Place of Birth: Doncaster, Victoria
Occupation: Orchardist
Religion: Church of England
Marital Status: single
Date of Enlistment: 8th November 1915
Locality on Enlistment: E S A Bank, Doncaster, Victoria
Place of Enlistment: Melbourne, Victoria
Age on enlistment: 21yrs 1mth
Service: Australian Army Infantry
Service Number: 4924
Rank on enlistment: Private
Roll title: 8th Infantry Battalion, 15th Reinforcements
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date unit embarked Australia: 7th March 1916
Place of embarkation: Melbourne, Victoria
Ship embarked on: HMAT A18 Wiltshire
Displacement: 10,390 tons.
Average speed: 13.5 knots.
Owners: Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd London
Commonwealth control ended 2nd October 1917.
Rank in unit served: Private
Unit served in: 5th Pioneer Battalion
Wounded in action: 11th February 1917 (GSW Left Arm)
Hospitalized (Illness): 10th December 1916 (Cellulites of Knee)
Theatre of service: France
Returned to Australia: 23rd July 1919
On Board: A17 HMAT Port Lincoln
Displacement: 7,243tons
Average speed: 12 knots.
Owners: Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd London
Commonwealth control ended 26th September 1917.
Disembarked Australia: 14th September 1919
Date of Discharge: 6th November 1919. 3MD (Victoria)
Died: 12th June 1936
Aged: 41yrs
Place of Death: Ballarat, Victoria
Date of service: 15th June 1936
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England Section, Grave 1039
With his Wife
In an Unmarked Grave
Accession Number E03160K
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France
Date made 4 September 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
This item is in the Public Domain
Description
Reference image only to provide position detail for those named. This image is not for sale. Australian journalists and War Correspondents, Mr Campbell Jones, Mr Knight and Mr Keith Murdoch in the forward area near La Maicourt between Flamicourt and Peronne. The 5th Battalion Pioneers, in the rear, are engaged filling in a large shell crater in the road. Identified: Lieutenant C. Guest (1); Mr Campbell Jones, Editor Sydney paper (2); Keith Murdoch, ACA (3); Mr Knight, Editor Sydney Sun (4); 4924 Frederick Carl Zerbe (5); 2074 F. W. Altus (6); 2909 W. E. Mills (7); 1891A J. F. King (8); 1901 A. Margrie (9); 3452 M. Maher (10); 1897 P. A. C. Lewis (11); 2891A H. J. McNamee MM (12); 3321 L. Wright MM (13); 5608 H. P. McArdie (14); 2255 C. A. Maytum (15); 3566 N. Wroughton (16); 3436 F. Pyke (17).
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France
Date made 4 September 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
This item is in the Public Domain
Description
Reference image only to provide position detail for those named. This image is not for sale. Australian journalists and War Correspondents, Mr Campbell Jones, Mr Knight and Mr Keith Murdoch in the forward area near La Maicourt between Flamicourt and Peronne. The 5th Battalion Pioneers, in the rear, are engaged filling in a large shell crater in the road. Identified: Lieutenant C. Guest (1); Mr Campbell Jones, Editor Sydney paper (2); Keith Murdoch, ACA (3); Mr Knight, Editor Sydney Sun (4); 4924 Frederick Carl Zerbe (5); 2074 F. W. Altus (6); 2909 W. E. Mills (7); 1891A J. F. King (8); 1901 A. Margrie (9); 3452 M. Maher (10); 1897 P. A. C. Lewis (11); 2891A H. J. McNamee MM (12); 3321 L. Wright MM (13); 5608 H. P. McArdie (14); 2255 C. A. Maytum (15); 3566 N. Wroughton (16); 3436 F. Pyke (17).
Next of kin: Father, Mr Frederick Carl Zerbe, Doncaster East, Victoria
Medals Awarded
British War Medal
Victory Medal
His Father was: Frederick Carl Zerbe
Born: 1869
Place of Birth: Doncaster, Victoria
Died: March 1934
Aged: 65yrs
Place of Death: Doncaster, Victoria
Date of service: 24th March 1934
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England Section, Grave 1038
With his wife
His Mother Was:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
His Father was: Frederick Carl Zerbe
Born: 1869
Place of Birth: Doncaster, Victoria
Died: March 1934
Aged: 65yrs
Place of Death: Doncaster, Victoria
Date of service: 24th March 1934
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England Section, Grave 1038
With his wife
His Mother Was:
Marie Eliza Aumann
Date of marriage: 1893
Place of marriage: Victoria
Born: 1873
Place of Birth: Doncaster, Victoria
Died: 1961
Aged: 87yrs
Place of Death: Surrey Hills, Victoria
Date of service: 14th April 1961
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England Section, Grave 1038
With her husband
Frederick Carl married: Ada Emma Spackman
Date of marriage: 1919
Place of marriage: The Parish Church of Milton, Wiltshire, England
Born: 1889
Place of Birth: Milton Lilbourn, Wilshire, England
Died: January 1974 (Dawson)
Aged: 84yrs
Place of Death: Elsternwick, Victoria
Date of service: 14th January 1974
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England Section, Grave 1039
With her husband
In an Unmarked Grave
Unmarked grave, Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
Date of marriage: 1893
Place of marriage: Victoria
Born: 1873
Place of Birth: Doncaster, Victoria
Died: 1961
Aged: 87yrs
Place of Death: Surrey Hills, Victoria
Date of service: 14th April 1961
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England Section, Grave 1038
With her husband
Frederick Carl married: Ada Emma Spackman
Date of marriage: 1919
Place of marriage: The Parish Church of Milton, Wiltshire, England
Born: 1889
Place of Birth: Milton Lilbourn, Wilshire, England
Died: January 1974 (Dawson)
Aged: 84yrs
Place of Death: Elsternwick, Victoria
Date of service: 14th January 1974
Place of Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
In the: Church of England Section, Grave 1039
With her husband
In an Unmarked Grave
Unmarked grave, Box Hill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria
Source: Ron Mills 2026
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