FROST, Frank Frederick
| Service Number: | 7234 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Para Plains, South Australia, 28 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Salisbury, Salisbury, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Salisbury Public School, Currie Street School, Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Merris, France, 30 May 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 3, Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Salisbury & District Roll of Honour, Salisbury Eternal Flame Honour Board, Salisbury War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7234, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7234, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7234, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Family History
Born 28/1/1896 in Para Plains, South Australia
Father Frederick Frost (b. 20/6/1860 Little Para, SA)
Mother Sarah Anne Frost (nee Burt – b. 7 Aug 1865 in Lower Light, SA)
Sister Amy Adelaide Maud Frost (b. 4/8/1893 Para Plains, SA)
The family lived in Salisbury, South Australia
Frank attended Salisbury Public School and Adelaide High School, in South Australia
He had worked as a Farmer prior to enlisting.
Father’s family:
Father Charles Frost (b. 1811 – d. 6/8/1886 Para Plains, South Australia at age 75 years)
Mother Sarah Pretty (b. 19/2/1826 United Kingdom – d. ?)
Children:
William FROST b. 18/8/1844 Bowden, South Australia (SA)
Mary Frost b. 25/5/1846 Bowden, SA
Sarah Frost b. 6/9/1948 Bowden, SA – d. 12/12/1929 in Owen, SA
married George HELPS b. 1850 England – d. ?
children George Thomas HELPS b: 17/12/1873 in Near Wasleys, SA – d. 3/10/1928 Owen, SA
Albert HELPS b: 25/3/1876 in Red Banks, SA
Herbert Arthur HELPS b: 2/5/1878 in Red Banks, SA – 10/7/1948 Owen, SA
Edward Charles HELPS b: 16/12/1880 in Dalkey, SA – d. 18/5/1882 Dalkey, SA
Sidney William HELPS b: 5/7/1883 in Red Banks, SA –d. 17/2/1890 Dalkey, SA
Lily May HELPS b: 2/5/1886 in Dalkey, SA – d. 3/11/1970 Balaklava, SA
married John Joseph BARROW b. 10/8/1899 Crystal Brook, SA
Maria Frost b. 11/1/1851 Little Para, near Salisbury, SA
Charles Henry Frost b. 8/1/1853 Little Para, near Salisbury, SA
George Frost b. 5/1/1854 Little Para, near Salisbury, SA
James Silvester Frost b. 5/9/1855 Little Para, near Salisbury, SA
Harris Frost b. 20/10/1856 Little Para, near Salisbury, SA
John Frost b. 10/4/1858 Little Para, near Salisbury, SA
Frederick Frost b. 20/6/1860 Little Para, near Salisbury, SA
Walter Frost b. 19/6/1863 Para Plains, SA
Mother’s parents
Father : George BURT. Mother: Elizabeth PRICE
Frank was described on enlisting as 21 years of age, single, 5’ 3.5” tall; 121 lbs; fresh complexion; hazel eyes; dark hair; Church of England.
01/02/1917 enlisted into WWI in Adelaide
with the 24th reinforcement, 10th Infantry Battalion
23/6/1917 embarked Outer Harbour, South Australia onboard HMAT A30 Borda
as a Private with the 10th Infantry Battalion
25/8/1917 disembarked into Plymouth, England
25/8/1917 marched out to No.2 training battalion, Sutton Veny
27/12/1917 proceeded overseas to France
28/12/1917 marched in to join unit, Havre, France
3/1/1918 taken on strength from reinforcements into 10th Infantry Battalionn
16/3/1918 sick to hospital in the field
16/4/1918 proceeded to join unit in the field, Havre, France
30/5/1918 single gunshot wound in right arm and back, admitted to Canadian Casualty Station
30/5/1918 died at 6pm of wounds received in action, Merris, France
31/5/1918 Frank was buried at:
Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais France
Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 3
Medals: British War Medal (57292); Victory Medal (56330); Memorial Plaque and Scroll (346096)
His name is commemorated on Panel 59 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 24/7/2019. Lest we forget.
Submitted 11 April 2020 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
THE LATE PTE. F. F. FROST.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Frost, of Salisbury, have been advised by the military authorities that their only son, Pte. Frank Frederick Frost, died of wounds received in France on May 30. Deceased, who was a native of that district, was held in high esteem. He received his primary education at the Salisbury and Currie street schools, and later entered the Adelaide High School up to the period of joining his father in farming pursuits. He enlisted on February 1, 1917, and left for the front on June 23 with the 24th Reinforcements of 10th Battalion. He was a member of St. John's Church and Sunday school and the tennis club.
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