WATLING, Frank
| Service Number: | NX38818 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 5 October 1903 |
| Home Town: | Boxers Creek, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 11 November 1942, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Kokoda War Cemetary Grave B.C.3, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX38818 | |
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| 15 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX38818, 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion |
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Frank Watling
Born 5th October 1903 to Benjamin William Watling and Jane Emily Watling (nee Crosby) in Boxers Creek Goulburn New South Wales .
Frank married Pearl Amelia Irene Watling (née Collins) on the 15th March 1924 in Goulburn New South Wales
Frank and Pearl had 3 Children Together
Alvin Raymond Watling - born 7/4/1923 - 1975
Olive Pearl Watling - born 6/7/1924 - 9/7/1924
William Frank Watling - born 13/7/1927 - 10/7/1987
Frank was enlisted in the 2/1st Australian Infantry Batallion on the 15 July 1941 . Before being Killed In Action on Kokoda New Guinea on the 11 November 1942 - Aged 39 . He is laid to Rest at Kokoda War Cemetary
Thank You for Your Service Private Frank Watling NX 38818 . We will remember you .