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STEWART, Frank Albert (Francis Albert)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 708 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Patricks Catholic College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Stocker |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia), Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 26 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 46 Headstone inscription reads: The dearly loved son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Stewart of Victoria, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 708, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 708, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 708, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Burlington Cafe, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Son of Alexander Stewart and Margaret Theresa Stewart nee Gates of 36 High Street, Windsor, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-15 Star (issued by the R.A,N.), British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in New Guinea for 6 months with the Royal Australian Navy