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ATTIWILL, Frank Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1210 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Naracoorte, South Australia, 9 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | North Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 July 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Plot 1V, Row D, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of Lucy & the late Frank Attiwill Thy will be done, Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle St John's Memorial Choir Vestry and Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1210, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1210, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: Surname incorrectly spelt as Attiwell on original record | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1210, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1210, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound tot he left hand and evacuated t England on 2 July 1916 | |
| 10 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 11 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 28 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1210, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1210 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-07-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank and Lucy (nee Penaluna) Attiwill of Jackson Street, North Fremantle, WA; brother of Marie Attiwill and Eric Attiwill who returned to Australia on 1 June 1919 having served with the 43rd Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal