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BALDOCK, Frank Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3008, SX9044 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, South Australia, 23 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (SA), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Richmond Public School |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Geelong, Vic., 30 March 1996, aged 97 years |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria EAS-NICH-WALL-01-408-055 |
| Memorials: | Beltana WW2 Roll of Honour, Plympton North Richmond Baptist Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3008, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3008, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3008, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 3008 |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX9044 | |
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| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX9044 | |
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 26 Apr 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX9044, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1943: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William John BALDOCK and Catherine Olivia nee KEATING
Frank also served as a private and cook in the army during the Second World War. He had reduced his age to be eligible.
Frank married Lorna May Coe in 1945 at St James, Victoria. (Lorna May Robinson born 1903
had married Leslie Richard Coe in 1924. Richard died in 1929).
The couple had no children.
Lorna died in Geelong, Victoria in 1991 and Frank on 30 March 1996.
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