Frank Percy HANLON

HANLON, Frank Percy

Service Number: 5027
Enlisted: 8 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 25th Infantry Battalion
Born: Southport, Queensland, Australia, 13 January 1897
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Brisbane Christian Brothers Catholic School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Mattress-maker
Died: Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 23 April 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

8 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5027, Brisbane, Queensland
4 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5027, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
4 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5027, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
23 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5027, 25th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Pte. Frank Percy HANLON was born Laurence Francis Percy HANLON (Reg# C6813) and was the son of Louis Hanlon and Sarah Kathleen Fagan (Hanlon). He enlisted as Frank Percy Hanlon. 

 

Cousin; HEPWORTH, Robert Wilkinson, killed in action on 8th August, 1918 at Hamond Wood.

Cousin; McKINNON, William, died in England of illness.