MARRIOTT, Frank
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 11 July 1877 |
| Home Town: | Wynyard, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 9 February 1957, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Oct 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Oct 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action, GSW to both eyes, severe | |
| 3 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, Medical discharge due to wounding - blinding of both eyes. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From the Australian Dictionary of Biography: EJ Smith
On his return to Tasmania, Marriott was invited by the Nationalist Party to stand for the House of Assembly. He represented the division of Darwin from June 1922 to December 1941. Preparing for his retirement, he moved to Launceston, but was persuaded to contest Bass which he represented until November 1946.
In addition to his work with blind ex-servicemen, Marriott had engaged in numerous charitable and community activities during his political career. He was federal president (1931-34) of Toc H, a member of Legacy and a board-member of the Tasmanian Institution for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb. A committed Anglican layman, he was a long-time member of the Australian synod and of the Tasmanian diocesan council. As chief commissioner of the Boy Scouts' Association, he was awarded (1933) its gold medal of merit. He was appointed C.M.G. in 1934.
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