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BOTTING, Frank Charles
| Service Number: | 3162 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1 August 1881 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Unknown, 13 December 1962, aged 81 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Rose Park Congregational Church Great War Roll of Honour, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3162 | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3162, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3162, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
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FRANK CHARLES BOTTING
10th battalion
Regimental number - 3162
Not married
No children
Botting fought in Gallipoli; 1915 - 1916, Passchendaele and the battle of Polygon wood.
No previous service before registration
He was born in 1882 on Dulwich Avenue, Dulwich, South Australia.
He enlisted in the army at 33 years old on the 21st of January 1915.
Botting was part of the 10th battalion, one of the first infantry units raised for the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) during the WW1. The Battalion was recruited in South Australia, and together with the 9th, 11th and 12th Battalions, they formed the 3rd Brigade.
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