RICE, Frank Sutherland
| Service Number: | 585 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Derby, England, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Club Manager |
| Died: | Illness - Bronchitis, 2nd Stationary Hospital, Mudros, Greece, 18 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Portianos Military Cemetery Plot V, Row A, Grave 67 Headstone inscription reads: In unfading memory of my husband one of the best, Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 585, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 585, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 585, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 585, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 585 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-11-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of his enlistment his next of kin was given as his brother John James Rice address unknown but possibly may have been Whetstone, London, England. Frank also claimed that he was a widower with no family
Son of Joseph Sutherland Rice and Mary Sutherland Rice. husband of Fanny Jane Sutherland Rice nee Mainey of South Herts Golf Club, Totteridge, London, England
Frank and Fanny were married on the 10 June 1894 in the St. Johns, Waterloo Road, Lambeth. London, England later of 61 Taylors Road, Sydenham, London.
Base Records received letter from a Mrs Alice Rice of 281 Forbres Street, Darlinghurst, NSW also claiming to be his widow
Widow's pension was paid to Fanny Rice
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the Black Watch and the Imperial Yeomanry