FRAMPTON, Walter John
| Service Number: | 648 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Calca, South Australia, 20 December 1867 |
| Home Town: | Woodside, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College and University of Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Coolgardie Roads Board Secretary |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 3 May 1915, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College Fallen Honour Board, North Adelaide Christ Church Roll of Honour, Walkerville St Andrew's Anglican Church WW1 Memorial Plaque |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 648, Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 648, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 648, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 648, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 648 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-03 |
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From the book Fallen Saints - Walter John Frampton of Woodside South Australia was born at Calca on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
He left the School in 1885 to study medicine at the University of Glasgow, Scotland and after returning to South Australia was for a time an undergraduate at Adelaide University. He later entered into the business of his uncle, Mr W.A. Horn, and became well known in the vine-growing industry at Happy Valley as well as in the wool industry, where he was associated with the wool firms Luxmore, Dowling, and Jeffrey, Ltd as well as Bagot, Shakes, and Lewis Ltd.
Prior to enlisting at Blackboy Hill on 1 October 1914, Walter and his wife were living in Coolgardie, Western Australia where he was Secretary of the Coolgardie Roads Board. Upon enlistment, he was posted to A Company, 16th Battalion and within a fortnight, was made Orderly Room Corporal.
Walter was forty-five years of age when he enlisted and this early promotion was no doubt due to his maturity and the leadership experience he gained over his time as Secretary of the Roads Board.
Lance Sergeant Frampton, A Company, sailed from Melbourne with the battalion aboard HMAT Ceramic on 22 December 1914. In the attack at Bloody Angle, he was wounded in the left arm and abdomen and although swiftly evacuated to 17 General Hospital, Alexandria died of wounds on 3 May 1915.
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