Frank Middleton HASSALL

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HASSALL, Frank Middleton

Service Number:	372
Enlisted:	20 January 1915, An original of A Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Middleton, South Australia, Australia, 24 April 1896
Home Town:	Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cootamundra Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Engine cleaner
Died:	Killed in action, France, 6 June 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 10
Memorials:	Cootamundra War Memorial, Temora WW1 War Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 372, 17th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company
12 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 372, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 372, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Frank was the eldest son of Frank Stewart Hassall and Ada Philcox. Frank and Ada were married in 1895 in Milparinka. The family lived in Murray Street, Cootamundra at the time of Frank’s enlistment and at various times they lived in Tibooburra, Temora and West Wyalong. Frank had seven siblings.

His father stated on his Roll of Honour form, "He was a descendant of Rev. Rowland Hassall, an Englishman, who came to Australia as a missionary in the year 1794. Also a descendant of Hamilton Hume, the explorer."

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