ADCOCK, Frank Henry Burton
| Service Number: | 394 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melton Mowbray, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Grammar School, Melton Mowbray, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Baby 700 Cemetery, Anzac Baby 700 Cemetery Row D, Grave 24 INSCRIPTION MY TRUTH IS A SWORD , Baby 700 Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Geraldton Gallipoli Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 394, 11th Infantry Battalion, Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 394, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 394, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
The Two Adcock Brothers
From Peter Barns
Two brothers landed together on Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915.
They were Private Frank Adcock and Private Frederick Adcock. They both served with the 11th Battalion. The brothers are in the well known photograph of the 11th Battalion on the Pyramid of Cheops, which is featured on this post, cropped to show them both together.
The brothers and their mother, Charlotte, immigrated to Australia in 1911 from England, and they settled in Fremantle, Western Australia. Their father, John Adcock, had previously died back in England in 1907.
Frank went into the 11th Battalion of the A.I.F. soon after WW1 started, and Fred joined in September. Frank was posted to D Company, and Fred, who was initially posted to C Company, transferred to join his brother.
At approximately 5 am on the 25th of April 1915 they both landed at Anzac Cove as part of the second wave.
Their mother was informed that both of her sons had been wounded. Charlotte wrote letters often in the hope that her sons would respond.
Charlotte received a letter from her son Frank, dated the 1st of May 1915 and it gave her hope that her sons were still alive.
It was found that the brothers were together at the landing. It was later reported that one of the brothers was seen wounded on a stretcher and being taken back to the beach, but later died.
An inquiry was held in April 1916 and it was determined that both Adcock brothers had been killed in action on the 25th of April 1915.
In 1919, Frank’s remains were identified and he was laid to rest in the Baby 700 Cemetery. Fred’s remains were never found and his name was added to the Memorial to the Missing at Lone Pine.
Fred was 22 and Frank was 25 when they died.
Their mother returned to England, where in 1947, she passed away aged 87.
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 2 April 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frank Henry Burton ADCOCK was born in 1889 in Melton, Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK
His parents were John ADCOCK and Charlotte Maria ATKINS
His Father had died in 1907 and in 1911 Frank & his Mother Charlotte left London on the ship Omrah for Fremantle in Western Australia
Frank died on 25th April, 1915 during the landing at Gallipoli and his brother Frederick Brenchley ADCOCK also died during the landing on the same day
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1889 Adcock Frank Henry B Melton M. 7a 297.
He was 24 and the son of John and Charlotte M. Adcock, of 34, Richardson St., Perth, Western Australia. His brother Frederick Brenchley Adcock also fell. Both served with the 11th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.and were killed same day
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