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RAND, Frank William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2194 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | London, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Joinery Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu. France I K 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Woy Woy War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2194, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2194, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2194, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2194, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2194 awm_unit: 5th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
He was recommended for the Military Medal (MM) for rushing a German position with members of the 19th Battalion whilst making out a communications sap near Morlancourt in May 1918, but it was never granted. Promoted to Corporal, he was sent to England for training at the School of Instruction, but was killed three days after rejoining his unit in France by German artillery fire whilst building a bridge across the Somme river near Clery on 31 August 1918, aged 22. Cpl Rand has no known grave.
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