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MANSER, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 163 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tas., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | March 1964, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Derwent Gardens Niche Wall W 12 B |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 163, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 163, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Military Medal 'At POZIERES, FRANCE, on 21st. August 1916, Pte. MANSER was the first man to enter a strong post in O.G.1. containing a machine gun and with bombs and his bayonet accounted for 8 of the enemy machine gunners, bayoneted one as he was in the act of firing the gun and captured the enemy gun which he took to his company Commander a distance of 70 yards. He prevented his company getting a lot of casualties and was quite exhausted by his exertions.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: 19 April 1917 |
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