STILLWELL, Frank Dean
| Service Number: | 563 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hackam, South Australia, 1 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hackham, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Clery-sur-Somme, France, 1 September 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 563, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 563, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 563, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 563 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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563 Private (Pte) Frank Dean Stillwell, 43rd Battalion. A labourer from Hackham, SA prior to enlistment, Pte Stillwell embarked with C Company from Adelaide on HMAT Afric on 9 June 1916. Later he was Mentioned in Despatches, the citation reading "On 31st July 1917, East of Messines, this man was one of a Lewis gun team in an attack. After the majority of the team had been wounded, he took charge of the gun. He showed great ability and courage under heavy enemy fire. Mainly through his coolness and persistence with which he worked his gun, the enemy was forced to retire after attempting a counter-attack in numbers. He also gave valuable assistance in dressing the wounded." Following his subsequent promotion to Lance Corporal he was killed in action on 1 September 1918, aged 22, and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
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