Frank Southam BINNS

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Service Number:	560
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newport, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Footscray Public School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Killed in Action, Courtney's Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 5 Rev. A. Gillison officiated Headstone inscription reads: His duty done., Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coburg Lacrosse Club Roll of Honour

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 560, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 560, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 560, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Son of Frank Binns and Ada Binns nee Vickers of Strand Arcade, Auckland, NZ

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Garrison Artillery, Auckland, NZ

Served his apprenticeship with J.W. Coleman of Queen Street, Auckland, NZ

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