Frank Vivian SEARLE

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SEARLE, Frank Vivian

Service Number:	391
Enlisted:	25 August 1914, An original member of C Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 28 May 1892
Home Town:	Westbury, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Westbury State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 30 August 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 11. OUR ANZAC HIS LIFE SO PURE & GENTLE HIS DEATH SO BRAVE & GRAND
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Westbury War Memorial

World War 1 Service

25 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 391, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 391, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 391, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Frank Vivian Searle enlisted with his brother Ray during August 1914, among the very first Australians to enlist in the AIF.

Frank was a member of the Westbury Methodist Church and a Sunday-school teacher. He was also a member of the Westbury Men's Wesley Guild.

He served at the Anzac landing on Gallipoli and survived unscathed for over four months until he was mortally wounded in the head on the 30 August 1915 and died the same day. He was buried in the Beach Cemetery.

His brother 2954 Pte. Ray Vernon Searle 52nd Battalion AIF, was killed in action 23 August 1917, aged 22.

Another brother, 1240 Sergeant Edward George Searle 15th Battalion AIF also enlisted in 1914, served for over four years and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in 1918.

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