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MCGINNISS, Frank Wynne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2417 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Black Boy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Franklin, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Merredin, Merredin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 3 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Merredin Hines Hill District Roll of Honour, Merredin and Districts Roll of Honor, Nungarin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2417, 28th Infantry Battalion, Black Boy Hill, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2417, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2417, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2417, 28th Infantry Battalion, GSW to hand. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 30 October 1916. | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2417, 28th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Killed in action near Flers between 3-6 November 1916. |
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