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WORLD, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1755, R1755 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 8 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave. Originally buried just off Menin road, Ypres. Eye witness saw his name on a cross but the grave was destroyed in following battles, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1755, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, R1755, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, R1755, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1755, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1755 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alice Mary Wood of 16 Boyde Street, Richmond, Victoria; brother of John Henry A. World and Lena May World
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal