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WELSH, Frank Augustus

Service Number:	2211
Enlisted:	3 April 1915, Casino, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sweden, 1873
Home Town:	Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

3 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2211, Casino, New South Wales
12 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2211, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
12 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2211, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane
2 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2211, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2211, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

True name stated to be Frank August SJOSTROM