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SUMNER, Frank William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3945 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Goolwa, South Australia , 5 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Goolwa, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Assistant / Telegraph Operator |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hallett, South Australia, 7 October 1968, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Goolwa War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3945, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3945, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3945, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 26 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3945, 2nd Division Cyclist Company | |
| 1 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3945, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 3945 | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 3945, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HT Indarra. Disembarked 3 September 1919. | |
| 27 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3945, 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Tim Hanna
Frank Sumner married English woman Emma Fox in Shotley Bridge, Durham on 20 March 1919. They sailed together to Australia. Emma gave birth to twins on arrival in Perth but both died shortly thereafter. Emma died on arrival in Adelaide probably from Spanish influenza.
[As described to Tim Hanna by Tony Sumner, grandson of Frank Sumner.]
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