FROST, Richard Alderson
| Service Number: | 764 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Qld., 17 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | 20 December 1973, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, New, South Wales 1st Rose Garden 6A |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 764, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement 764, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked 764, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
RICHARD ALDERSON FROST, son of Mr. Richard and Mrs. Bertha Frost, was born at Toowoomba on 17th April, 1888. He was educated at the Toowoomba Grammar School, and entered the service of the Bank at Toowoomba on 25th August, 1905. In February, 1912, he went to Clifton as teller, and in June, 1914, to the Inspector’s Office in Brisbane.
He enlisted on 26th February, 1915, and left Australia as a trooper with the 11th Light Horse Regiment. After serving at Gallipoli from August to November, 1915, he was invalided to England. He rejoined his regiment in Egypt in March, 1916, and served in Palestine and Syria. He received his commission in April, 1917; was promoted to honorary captain and quartermaster in April, 1918, and returned to Australia in September, 1919.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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