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RUDD, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5449 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1915, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gunning, New South Wales, 18 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Gunning, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Gunning, New South Wales, 26 February 1955, aged 62 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5449, Goulburn, New South Wales | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5449, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5449, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5449, 53rd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
FRANK RUDD
FRANCIS RUDD (1892-1955) born at Gunning, son of Francis and Anne Rudd nee Wales. Frank enlisted at Goulburn on December 12th, 1915 to served in WW1 as Private 5449A, 53rd Battalion. He trained at Liverpool but soon found himself in France, He sailed on the HT Ceramic disembarking at Suez on May 16th, 1916. A month later saw him boarding the Ivernia at Alexandria for the journey Marseilles and Etaples. Ill health forced him back to England in 1916 but returned to France for a second time in 1917. He received Gas Poisoning while in France In November he was assigned to the Pigeon School. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British war Medal and the Victory Medal.
Submitted 28 June 2015 by Beryl Pittman
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