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O'KANE, Frank Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3894 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 September 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria M, Grave 8656. Interred on 16 September 1952 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3894, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement 3894, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked 3894, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked 3894, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement 3894, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Division Supply Column , From Tunnelling Company | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Motor Transport Company, From 2nd Division Supply Column | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3894, 2nd Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic nephritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Frances O'Kane of Lygon Street, North Carlton, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 5 July 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal