Frank William GREENSILL

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GREENSILL, Frank William

Service Number:	175
Enlisted:	11 December 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bald Hills, Qld., 27 January 1894
Home Town:	Samson Vale, Moreton Bay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Brisbane, Qld., 19 February 1952, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
Memorials:	Samson Vale Honour Board

World War 1 Service

11 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 175, 41st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
18 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 175, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 175, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Frank's parents were Thomas Andrew Greensill and Anna Maria Wilhelmine Bertha Kruger, both well-known pioneering families of the district. Frank was working as a Labourer when he enlisted in Brisbane on 11 December 1915
he was living with his parents at Kobble Creek, Samsonvale. Frank married Ivy Grace Gordon in 1926
together they lived at Kobble Creek with his mother, sister and brother. Frank died aged 58. Two of Frank's brothers Ernest James [6800] and Walter Frederick [2312] enlisted as well.

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