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KEALS, Frank Leslie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2177 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hampstead, London, England., 1892 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 May 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension Grave I.J. 2. INSCRIPTION GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS , Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Erquinghem-Lys, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canning Honor Roll, Cannington War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2177, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2177, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1892 Keals Frank Leslie Hampstead1a 619
He was 23 and a son of Fanny Keals, of Wharf St., Queen's Park, Western Australia, and the late William Keals
His brother, Lance Sergeant Digory Palmer Keals also served with the 28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., but survived despite being wounded more than once.