UREN, Frank Gordon
| Service Number: | 5745 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 30 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer & Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Interred on 3 April 1956. Church of England, Compartment D, Section 1, Grave 58 |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Ballarat Avenue of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5745, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5745, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Uren and Jane Ann Uren nee Donald of Newington Road, Stawell, Victoria. Brother of Samuel John Donald Uren who returned to Australia on 19 June 1916 having served with the 18th Battalion.
9 August 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 14th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
6 March 1917 - promoted to Lance Corporal
11 April 1917 - taken Prisoner of War at Bapaume and internat at Reitschule, Soltau, Hanover, Germany. Repatriated to England on 26 December 1918.
On 5 September 1919 Frank married Maude Elizabeth Bryant in the United Methodist Church, Bath, England. Richard Wilton officiated.
18 December 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard Konigin Luise diembarking on 4 February 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
20 March 1920 - discharged at the 3rd Military District