Frederick Thomas Coward (SN 564) born in Ballarat was a 32 year old plumber when he enlisted in the 10th Machine Gun Company on November 27th 1916. His unit embarked from Melbourne aboard the Osterley on February 14th 1917. On November 26th he was wounded in action, sustaining a gunshot wound to his right leg that required his evacuation to hospital in England. In May 1918 he returned to France but on September 18th he was again wounded. He suffered a gunshot wound to his jaw and was again evacuated to England. For him the war was over and he returned to Australia on the Orca, disembarking at Melbourne on April 7th 1919 and was discharged on May 7th.