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DEARDEN, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3250 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnley, England, September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Morgan, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Burnley Technical School, Muirden College of South Australia |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant/Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Muirden College of South Australia Great War Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3250, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3250, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3250, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3250, 48th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3250 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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