Portrait of Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Frederick Norman Maurice Woolfitt, 50th Battalion from ...

Portrait of Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Frederick Norman Maurice Woolfitt, 50th Battalion from Strathalbyn, South Australia. A 23 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 7 March 1916, he embarked for overseas as a Private with the 3rd Reinforcements from Adelaide on 13 July 1916 aboard HMAT Seang Bee. Following further training in England, he joined the 50th Battalion in France on 7 February 1917 and was wounded in action at Noreuil on 2 April. Despite his wounds he carried on fighting and was awarded a Military Medal for his bravery. After being evacuated to England for medical treatment, he recovered and rejoined the battalion at the end of August 1917. He was wounded in action on the second occasion at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium on 29 September 1917. Two months later, he rejoined the battalion and was promoted to Lance Corporal on 17 January 1918. L Cpl Woolfitt, MM was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux, France on 25 April 1918 and buried in the Adelaide Cemetery at Villers-Bretonneux.