Frederick Percy (SN 318) born at Snake Valley, was a married iron moulder, declaring himself to be 45 years old when he enlisted in Ballarat on August 18th 1914. With the 8th Infantry Battalion, he embarked aboard the Benalla on October 19th and sailed to Egypt ahead of the Gallipoli landing. In June 1915 he was evacuated from Gallipoli to Malta suffering from influenza, rejoining his unit in August. His unit was moved to France in March 1916 but in November he was evacuated to England suffering from rheumatism. Around this time, it was also found that he had understated his age at enlistment. He was assessed as unfit for further active service and was returned to Australia aboard the Miltiades. He disembarked at Melbourne on July 2nd 1917 and was discharged medically unfit on August 11th.