FRANKLAND, Alfred Ernest Lester
| Service Number: | VX16604 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7 Divisional Postal Unit |
| Born: | Armadale, Vic., 24 June 1910 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Motor vehicle accident, Qld., Australia, 19 October 1944, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 77 27, Lutwyche Cemetery, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, VX16604 | |
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| 18 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, VX16604, 7 Divisional Postal Unit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Algernon Lester Frankland and Jane Edith Frankland, of East St. Kilda, Victoria.
TWO SOLDIERS AND
CIVILIAN KILLED
Two soldiers and a civilian who were killed when a military motor truck plunged into a large gorge on the D'Aguilar Bange on Thursday died from ribs piercing their hearts. They were: Francis Neal Kenny, 38, soldier, of Victoria.
Albert Ernest Lester Frankland, 33, soldier, of Victoria. Arthur Bart Cyril Staples, of Caboolture. They were riding in the back of the truck, and as it plunged down the gorge they were flung out against trees and had many bones
broken. The driver of the truck escaped with shock. Another soldier who was in the cabin received liverations on the scalp and wrist.
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