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WARD, Frank Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4007 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Prahran, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Cranbourne, Casey, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Niueport, Belgium, 20 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium Coxyde Military Cemetery, Coxyde, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4007, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Prahran, Vic. | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement 4007, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement 4007, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked 4007, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked 4007, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), France | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 4007, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), SW to left hand. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 17 May 1917. | |
| 18 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), England | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 4007, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Third Ypres | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Involvement 4007, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4007 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Second Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
According to several eye witness accounts (Red Cross file), 2nd Cpl Frank Ward was killed outright on 20 July 1917 when hit by German shell fire while moving from his billet to the saps during Operation Strandfest at Nieuport, Belgium.
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