REX, Frank
| Service Number: | 962 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Westen Australia, 15 April 1972 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated |
| Memorials: | Middle Swan - Swan Boys Orphanage Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 962, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 962, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 962, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 962, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 962, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW (neck) | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 962, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
This gallant lad undoubtedly saved Rex's life...
Pte. 2159 Benjamin John Blythe (/explore/people/351964) was recommended for the DCM (s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com) (not awarded) when on 22 Aug 1916 near Mouquet Farm he...
"noticed Lance Corporal Rex lying out in the open wounded about 200 yards from the enemy trench trying to get back when the Germans opened fire on him. Blythe made the remark "I like young Rex" and jumped out of our trench and ran over to Rex, pulled him into a crater, bandaged him up, and under very heavy fire succeeded in carrying him back to our lines. this gallant lad undoubtedly saved Rex's life."
Benjamin Blythe was killed in action at Gueudecourt less than three months later on 10 Nov 1916
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