Albert Edward FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN, Albert Edward

Service Numbers: 1722, 1752
Enlisted: 14 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: London, England, United Kingdom, 1892
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Dairy Hand
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 December 1915
Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
Plot 11, Row D, Grave 2, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1722, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
10 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1752, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
10 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1752, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
6 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1722, Shell wound to the right eye
10 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 1722, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1722 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-12-10

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William and Mary Ann Franklin of 81 Fairfoot Road, Bow, London, England. Adopted son of Emily Webster of 3 Penda Road, Clapton Park, London

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Vicctory Medal