Frank Roy DARDEL

DARDEL, Frank Roy

    Service Numbers: 38484, V352280
    Enlisted: 13 April 1917
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC)
    Born: Batesford, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1899
    Home Town: Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Orchardist
    Died: Natural Causes, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 3 December 1984, aged 85 years
    Cemetery: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria
    Location EAS-LAWN-E-808-0022 Section Lawn Row E Grave 0022
    Memorials: Bannockburn Moorabool Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Batesford Moorabool Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Batesford Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Newtown Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    13 Apr 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 38484, Field Artillery Brigades
    26 Nov 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 38484, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    12 Jul 1919: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 38484, 12th Field Artillery Brigade

    World War 2 Service

    1 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V352280, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC)
    21 Sep 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V352280, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC)

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    Biography

    "Mrs. J. H. Dardel, of Batesford, has had letters from her three sons. Gnr. Frank Dardel describes the heavy fighting he had just been through; he is with the howitzers. Air-Cadet E. W.Dardel is in a flying school, and J. H.Dardel, E.R.A., who is on the ''Sydney," expects to be home soon. He participated in the German naval surrender." - from the Geelong Advertiser 20 Dec 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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