Frank Gustaf CARLSSON

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Service Number:	618
Enlisted:	23 April 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Mortdale, Hurstville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Mortdale Public School, New South Wales,
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Mortdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 23 February 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican Monumental Section AB, Grave 078.
Memorials:	Mortdale War Memorial, Mortdale-Oatley West Sub Branch RSL HR

23 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 618, 26th Infantry Battalion
24 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 618, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
24 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 618, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
12 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 618, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed on Anzac Cove (Taylors Hollow) 12/9/1915.. Removed from peninsula due to enteric fever on 21/10/1915
13 Mar 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 618, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Frank disembarked at Sydney on 13th March 1916 (on the HMAT Nestor). He had spent time in various hospitals (Gallipoli, Malta, Heliopolis) from 20th or 21st October 1915 to 9th February 1916. He had enteric fever, which he did not fully recover from.
14 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion, Frank was allocated to the 19th reinforcements, 1st Battalion.
18 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 618, 1st Infantry Battalion

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