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RAPKINS, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1170 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elmshurst, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Elmhurst, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row B, Grave 12, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1170, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Morphettville, Victoria | |
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| 27 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1170, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1170, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Eliza Rapkins of Elmshurst, Victoria following her death the next of kin was given as his brother Alfred Rapkins. Also brother of K. Rapkins both of Elmshurst, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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