RAMSBOTHAM, Frank
| Service Number: | NX59561 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, Tweed - New South Wales, Australia, 22 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | Bondi Junction , New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Murwillumbah Intermediate High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 15 December 1988, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales The New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Corinda Parbury Henty & Co. Pty. Ltd. Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX59561, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX59561, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
Beautiful, but hard man.
My Grandfather, the father of my beautiful father.
He was one of the most courageous, stoic, loving, yet nuanced people that I’ve ever met. A person that you could be around and know that you were loved, but a very hard man at the same time
I truly didn’t even get to know him for a long time, however the tarnish that war left on him was ever present, yet the beautiful soul that he was always shone through.
The pride that I feel being related to one of the completely unselfish and brave individuals that endured what they did will live through me forever.
I’m so proud to be the grandson of one of our nations heroes, however seemingly personal or individual the sacrifice.
Lest we forget. X
Submitted 22 February 2025 by Mitchell Ramsbotham
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