Frank Leopold DASHWOOD

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DASHWOOD, Frank Leopold

Service Number:	241
Enlisted:	23 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Norwich, Norfolk, England, 9 February 1882
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 32
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 241, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 241, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 241, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 241 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography

"LANCE-CORPORAL DASHWOOD.

Lance-corporal Frank L. R. Dashwood, who has been killed in action at the Dardanelles (reported on Saturday) left Australia with the first contingent with the 10th Battalion. He worked on the North mine, Broken Hill, on the 1250ft. level, also on the British mine. His parents live in England, and he had no relatives in Australia. Lance-Corporal Dashwood was about 35 years of age, single, and in Broken Hill boarded with Mrs. Jacka, in Iodide-street." - from the Broken Hill Barrier Miner 21 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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