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RICH, Frank Stuart
| Service Number: | 2186 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine cleaner, SA Railways |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2186, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2186, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 16 Feb 1917: | Wounded 2186, Admitted to hospital for a total of 48 days. |
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Frank Stuart Rich was born in October of 1896. He lived on 65 Osmond Terrace, Norwood, South Australia. His next of kin was his father; Richard Robert Rich. Before the war had struck, Frank was working as an engine cleaner at SA Railways. He followed the religion of Methodism which follows the teachings of John Wesley.
On the 14th of February, single and young, he enlisted to join the war.
He embarked from Adelaide on the 13th of July 1916 on board ‘HMAT Seang Bee’. He was enlisted in 5th pioneer battalion with the unit number 2186. As mentioned in his unit diary, Frank worked as an engine cleaner. This means that his role in the army had something to do with engineering and railways. Most of his time at war was spent fighting at the Western Front in France. After having spent months at war, he was sent to the hospital as he was unwell. At the time, it was February 16th in France; one of Europe’s coldest months, which meant he would’ve had to go through extremely low temperatures. This was most likely the main cause of his sickness. At the same time of being admitted to hospital in France, he was also admitted to hospital for 48 days. This may have been due to the cold weather, too.
After serving 3 years of military service, he returned home on 2nd May 1919.
Bibliography
The AIF Project n.d., Frank Stuart RICH, Australian Defence force academy, Canberra, accessed 17 March 2018, https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=253666
Australian War Memorial n.d., Australian War Memorial, accessed 17 March 2018, https://www.awm.gov.au/
RICH, Frank Stuart n.d., accessed 17 March 2018, https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/342362
Pearson History 9 n.d., Australian Curriculum, N.p., accessed 17 March 2018, https://reader-sin-prod.gls.pearson-intl.com/readBook
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