WESTERN, Frank
Service Number: | 1979 |
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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 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1979, Northam, Western Australia | |
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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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Add my storyBiography 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)