BOLLENHAGEN, Frank Adolph Murray
| Service Number: | 56040 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1918, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lyrup, South Australia, 2 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Barmera, South Australia, 12 January 1989, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Section G; Row D; Plot 9 |
| Memorials: | Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 56040, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 56040, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 56040, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Marathon, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 56040, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Father: Gustave Adolph BOLLENHAGHEN & Mother: Ellen GOBLE. SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 582 Page: 262 District: Wel.
Frank and his TWIN brother 56043 Frederick Cecil Gable Bollenhagen enlisted together.
On enlisting Frank was 22yrs old; 5' 10" tall; 135 pounds; medium complexion; grey eyes; brown hair, worked as a labourer, single; Church of England.
11/5/1918 Enlisted in Adelaide SA
23/7/1918 Embarked from Port Melbourne onboard HMAT A74 Marathon
as a Private with 3rd reinforcements
27/9/1918 allotted to 10th Battalion
25/1/1919 proceeded overseas to France, Havre
6/4/1919 Embarked for England, 40th Stationary Hospital
7/4/1919 admitted to King George Hospital, Stamford Street, amputate Left Thumb
3/5/1919 return to Australia, onboard Leicestershire
14/6/1919 discharged
Medals - British War medal 23369
He last lived at 12 Pascoe Tce, Barmera, South Australia.
Buried with wife Mary Agnes Bollenhagen.
56043 BOLLENHAGEN Frederick (twin) Cecil Goble (d. 20/9/1953 59yrs at Monash SA)
buried in Upper Murray Garden of Memory Cemetery - Section F; Row B; Plot 7
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.
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