RATTIGAN, Francis
| Service Number: | 1406 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 November 1914, Oaklands, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarence Park, South Australia, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Edwardstown, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Plympton Public School |
| Occupation: | Striker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium XXIII B 2 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Marion District Roll of Honour WW1, Plympton District Roll of Honor, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1406, 10th Infantry Battalion, Oaklands, SA | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1406, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1406, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1406, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1406 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Patrick and Johanna Rattigan, of Forest Avenue, Black Forest, South Australia.
DEARLY BELOVED SON OF P. & J. RATTIGAN BLACK FOREST, S.A. REST IN PEACE
Corporal FRANK RATTIGAN, who was killed in action in France on October 17, was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rattigan, of Fredrick-street, Clarence Park. He enlisted with his brother, Lance-Corporal Peter Rattigan, who was killed in action in France on August 22, 1916. They enlisted in November, 1914, and left for the front on February 1, 1915. They were very popular and of a manly and upright character, and both are deeply regretted.
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