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ZILLMAN, Frank Melbourne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1123 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Strathpine, Brisbane, Queensland., 3 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Morel State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fence Contractor |
| Died: | Wounds, 11th Australian Field Ambulance, France, 4 April 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Querrieu British Cemetery, Picardie Row A, Grave 6. Headstone inscription reads: Duty nobly done. Rev. R.H. Pitt Owen officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Windsor War Memorial, Wooloowin Methodist Church Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1123, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1123, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1123, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, In Moascar | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, In the field | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1123, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Wound to the head. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 21 and the son of James Rudolph and Jessie Sophia Zillman, of Armadale, Western Australia.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Correct name Francis Melbourne Zillman but served as Frank Melbourne Zillman
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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