Frank Cyril CAREY

Badge Number: S81058, Sub Branch: West Croydon
S81058

CAREY, Frank Cyril

    Service Numbers: 1357, 1357A
    Enlisted: 8 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Norwood, South Australia, 5 July 1895
    Home Town: Forestville, South Australia
    Schooling: Sturt Street State School
    Occupation: Plasterer
    Died: Natural causes, Forestville, South Australia, 20 May 1977, aged 81 years
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
    Memorials: Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, South Australian Garden of Remembrance , Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1357, Oaklands, South Australia
    19 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1357, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
    19 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1357, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Melbourne
    7 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1357, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
    18 Jul 1915: Wounded Private, 1357, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (head - fractured skull)
    31 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion
    8 Dec 1916: Imprisoned
    25 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1357A, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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    Biography

    Born 05 July 1895 at Norwood, SA
    Son of (father not recorded) and Mary nee O'GRADY
    Guardian - Mr. WILLMOTT of 40 Charles St., Forestville, SA
    Occupation prior to enlistment Plasterer
    Enlisted 09 December 1914 at Oaklands, SA
    Served in Gallipoli and France
    Taken Prisoner of War at Transloy, Somme
    Returned to Australia 18 April 1919 per 'Nevassa'
    Died 20 May 1977
    Aged 81 years
    Resided Bushby Avenue, Forestville, SA
    Cremated Centennial Park Cemetery

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