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PLAYFORD, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3747 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Hyde Park, South Australia, 10 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster/Signals Electrician (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Natural causes, Daws Park, South Australia, 6 February 1964, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3747, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3747, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3747, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) | |
| 13 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3747, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3747, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Served in Egypt, France and Belgium. Taken prisoner at Reincourt on April 11, 1917 and interred at Estammlager, Limburg, Germany and Pommern Germany. Offficially declared as Prisoner of war on 6 September 1917 after previously being declared missing in action. Repatriated to Rippon in England on December 12 1918 and returned to Australia aboard the "Zealandic" in August 1919.
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