Frank WESTERN

WESTERN, Frank

Service Number: 1979
Enlisted: 8 March 1915, Northam, Western Australia
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 1st Pioneer Battalion
Born: Northam, Western Australia, May 1891
Home Town: Goomalling, Goomalling, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Accidental (mining collapse), Gullewa, Western Australia, 13 October 1937
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Anglican section
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World War 1 Service

8 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1979, Northam, Western Australia
1 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1979, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1979, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
10 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1979, 1st Pioneer Battalion

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"WESTERN.— The Friends of the late Mr. Frank Western, of the King Solomon Mine, Gullewa, Sergeant, No. 1979, 1st Pioneers, A.I.F, are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Anglican portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery at 11.20 o'clock THIS (Saturday) MORNING. The Funeral is appointed to leave the residence of his sister, Mrs. J. C. Hallwig, Lichfield street, Victoria Park, at 10.45 o'clock. Friends desirous of attending the Funeral may proceed by the train leaving Perth at 11 o'clock." - from the Perth West Australian 16 Oct 1937 (nla.gov.au)

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