Frank STARLING

STARLING, Frank

Service Number: 2210
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Essex, United Kingdom, 1885
Home Town: Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916
Cemetery: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
Grave: XXIII. R. 6. INSCRIPTION “DARLING FRANKIE" NEVER FORGOTTEN SIS. , Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll
Show Relationships

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2210, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2210, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Brisbane
22 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 2210, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2210 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-22

Help us honour Frank Starling's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 31 and the son of Samuel and Sarah Ann Starling. Native of Langham, Essex, England.

Births Sep 1885   Starling Frank Lexden 4a 515
Lexden was the registration district for Langham.

He is commemorated on the war memorial and on the Roll of Honour at Ardleigh in Essex.

INSCRIPTION on his wargrave reads:

                                   “DARLING FRANKIE"

                                    NEVER FORGOTTEN

                                               SIS.

Read more...