FROST, Albert
| Service Number: | 2796 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Dumaresq, New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1886 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Guard |
| Died: | Broncho and lobar pneumonia, Military Hospital, Edinburgh Castle, United Kingdom, Edinburgh's Military Hospital, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 5 February 1919, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Edinburgh (Comely Bank) Cemetery, Scotland Row D, Grave No. 49) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2796, Railway Unit (AIF) | |
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| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 2796, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 2796, Railway Unit (AIF), SS Zealandic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Feb 1919: | Involvement Sapper, 2796, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2796 awm_unit: Australian Railway Operating Division Depot awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1919-02-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 5th February.... Sapper Albert Frost was born in Dumaresq, near Armidale, NSW in 1886. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 13th June, 1918 as a 32 year old, married (with 3 children), Railway Guard from Goulburn, NSW.
Sapper Albert Frost embarked from Melbourne on SS Zealandic on 5th October, 1918 with the Railway Unit, Special Draft, 1918 Reinforcements & disembarked at London, England on 5th December, 1918. He was posted to A.R.O.D. (Australian Railway Operating Division) Depot at Longmoor (Hampshire) from Australia on 6th December, 1918.
Sapper Albert Frost was written up for an Offence at Longmoor – While on Active Service & in isolation was absent without leave from surprise Roll Call at 21.45 hrs until 22.25 hrs on 17th December, 1918. He was awarded 5 days C.B. (Confined to Barracks).
Sapper Albert Frost was admitted sick to Military Hospital Edinburgh Castle, while on leave on 6th January, 1919.
Sapper Albert Frost died at 2.45 pm on 5th February, 1919 at Military Hospital, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland from Broncho & Lobar Pneumonia. He was buried in Comely Bank Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland where 7 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
[Edinburgh Castle converted an ordnance store into a 60 bed military hospital. The small hospital was equipped with all the amenities of a war hospital, including an operating theatre. The castle hospital dealt with over 100 German casualties after the Royal Navy sunk the German battleship Blucher.]
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/comely-bank.html
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