TREGILGAS, Frank Maidment
Service Number: | 195 |
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Enlisted: | 30 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 20 June 1897 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Maitland Public School |
Occupation: | Plumber |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 August 1916, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix |
Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Keswick Prospect Highbury Street Methodist Sunday School Old Scholars Roll of Honour, Keswick Prospect Methodist Sunday School Honour Board WW1, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, Prospect Methodist Sunday School Honour Roll, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 195, Keswick, South Australia | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 195, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 195, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 195, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"195 Private Frank Maidment Tregilgas, 32nd Battalion. A plumber from Willunga, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Gelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Pte Tregilgas was killed in action near Fleurbaix, France, on 1 August 1916. He was aged 19 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)