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FRANKCOM, Charles
| Service Number: | 12188 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Pewsey Vale, South Australia, Australia, 11 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pewsey Vale, Barossa Valley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright / Station Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 30 March 1952, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Glen Osmond (St. Saviour) Anglican Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Lyndoch and District Roll of Honour, Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, Pewsey Vale St. Thomas Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 12188, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 12188, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 12188, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 12188, 5th Field Ambulance |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry James FRANKCOM and Jane FRANKCOM nee PATTERSON, Pewsey Vale, South Australia.
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
Charles Frankcom was born in South Australia to parents Henry James Frankcom and Jane Frankcom (née Patterson). He grew up in the small farming community of Pewsey Vale in the Barossa region and worked as a Station Labourer.
Charles Frankcom enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 13 August 1915 in Adelaide, South Australia. He was assigned as a gunner in the 6th Field Artillery Brigade and later served as a driver with the 5th Field Ambulance. He departed Australia on 28 January 1916 aboard HMAT Themistocles.
After the war, Charles Frankcom returned to South Australia. Charles passed away on 30 March 1952 and was laid to rest in Glen Osmond, South Australia.
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