Melville King FROST

FROST, Melville King

Service Number: 5341
Enlisted: 22 February 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Cowell, South Australia, 16 May 1885
Home Town: Yabmana, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
Schooling: Yabmana School, South Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 25 March 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery: Beugnatre Communal Cemetery
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5341, 27th Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 5341, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 5341, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

Melville King FROST was the fifth child of John king FROST and Margaret GORDON.

He was a farmer on his parents property at Yabmana, Franklin Harbour, South Australia.