NOURSE, Frank Edward
| Service Number: | 1331 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Whyte Yarcowie, South Australia, 4 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Terowie, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1331, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1331, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1331, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 11 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1331, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1331 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Francis de Sales College
Frank Edward Nourse was born in the small town of Whyte Yarcowie in South Australia on the 4th of August 1891. Before enlisting Frank worked as a Station Hand. Frank had not fought or enlisted for any other wars prior to World War One. Frank's mother was Selina Nourse and his brother, who also enlisted with him was named Louie Percy Nourse (/explore/people/73891).
Frank Enlisted with his brother on the 30th of November 1914, in Oaklands, South Australia. Both men were in the 16th Infantry Battalion, with sequential service numbers. Frank served on Gallipoli and was wounded in the hand and shoulder there on 9 May 1915. He returned to the peninsula on 12 June and was wounded again on 7 August, this time in his right knee. Two months later he was back in action on Gallipoli and served there until the evacuation, Returning to Egypt, he then proceeded with his unit to France in April 1916. This time he was not so lucky: he was killed in action at Mouquet Farm on 11 August 1916. His body was not recovered.
Biography
"THE LATE CORPRAL F. E. NOURSE.
Corporal Frank E. Nourse, fourth son of Mrs. R. Nourse of Parkside (late of Terowie) was killed in action in France on August 11. On February 1, 1915, he left Australia with his brother, Lance-Corporal L. P. Nourse. Both were wounded on May 3, 1915. Corporal F.E. Nourse was again wounded on August 7, 1915, but soon returned to Gallipoli, where he remained until the evacuation. Corporal Nourse was a resident of Terowie, where he was highly respected. A brother, Private W. Nourse, is now in France, while another brother, signaller G. G. Nourse, is on a destroyer." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 21 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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