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• Frederick Townsend [born Frederick Poppenhagen]

confirmed

Names recorded

• Frederick Townsend
• Frederick Poppenhagen

Rank

• Held rank of Midshipman

Birth record

• 30 June 1901 in Bourke, NSW, Australia

Death record

• 1980 in QLD, Australia

Relationships

• Father - Frederick Poppenhagen (Later Known As Townsend)
• Mother - Caroline Louisa Townsend
• Brother - Norman Townsend [born Norman Poppenhagen]

Organisation

• Royal Australian Navy

Main sources

• TOWNSEND Frederick (Senior) : Service Number - N82068 : Place of Birth - Sydney NSW : Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW : Next of Kin - (Wife) TOWNSEND Caroline (NAA file)
• POPPENHAGEN FREDERICK : Date of birth - 30 Jun 1901 : Place of birth - BOURKE NSW : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - TOWNSEND FREDERICK (NAA file)
• TOWNSEND FREDERICK : Date of birth - 30 Jun 1901 : Place of birth - BOURKE NSW : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - FREDERICK (NAA file)
• Birth Notice (newspaper article)
• PERSONAL. [RAF air crash near Bagdad, 1929] (newspaper article)
• PERSONAL. [Recovery, 1929] (newspaper article)
• PERSONAL [Return to UK 1930] (newspaper article)
• NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. OFFICERS ABROAD. (newspaper article)

Commemorations

• TOWNSEND F. on the North Face of the Mosman War Memorial
• Townsend, F. on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour