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TOWNSON, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2045 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Southport, Lancashire, England., 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Grave O. II. E. 5. INSCRIPTION FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH , St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nannup Town Hall, Nannup WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement 2045, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Apr 1915: | Embarked 2045, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 15 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2045, 12th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2045 awm_unit: 12th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-15 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1887 Townson Frank Ormskirk 8b 810
He was 29 and the son of John and Margaret Townson; husband of Isabella Dadley (formerly Townson), of Spearwood, Western Australia. He is one of seven Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Southport War Memorial but 3 of these cannot be verified; they are:
Corporal J F FARAGHER
Sergeant A F HORTON
Corporal R MCGILL
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