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JOSH, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 302 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Campsall, Yorkshire, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Raglan, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Badsworth County Council School |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Butcher, Blacksmith, Dairying |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Quinns Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Psnel 46, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 302, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 302, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 302, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 302, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 302 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of George Henry and Mary Ann Josh of Pontefract, England
Next of kin ginven as his brother William Henry Josh of 'Glanive', Raglan, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular: He learned two trades and dairying but like the roving commission best, of him it might be truly said "A rolling stone gathers no moss" but a true brother of nature and a man. (Brother)