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LE MAISTRE, Frank William

Service Numbers:	Officer, Officer
Enlisted:	13 August 1914, Appointment Major in the AIF at Victoria Barracks Melbourne allocated to 5th Battalion AIF for duty
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 28 February 1882
Home Town:	St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Brighton Road State School No.1479 St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Departmental Manager/Ironmonger
Died:	Died following an operation, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 October 1951, aged 69 years
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated remains scattered at Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

13 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 5th Infantry Battalion, Appointment Major in the AIF at Victoria Barracks Melbourne allocated to 5th Battalion AIF for duty
17 Aug 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, Appointment and rank confirmed in the AIF as Substantive Major
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Major, Officer , 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gun Shot Wounded Head , GSW left arm and hand GSW Bullet wound leg at the Landing on 25th April
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
1 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Infantry Battalion, Promoted Temporary Lieutenant Colonel on Command of the Battalion in Egypt
2 Jun 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli
2 Jun 1916:	Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, ANZAC / Gallipoli, For Distinguishing Service in Command during the Gallipoli Campaign
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
27 Sep 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 5th Infantry Battalion, Shell Shock/ Battle Fatigue Ypres 1916 evacuated to Australia for treatment and convalescence
23 Mar 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated in the AIF

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