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WAKELAM, Francis Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5765 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, 21 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Daradgee, Cassowary Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Innisfail Cenotaph, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5765, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5765, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5765, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
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