Frank Charles BOTTING

Badge Number: S4252, Sub Branch: Unley
S4252

BOTTING, Frank Charles

Service Number: 3162
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: Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3162
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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