Frank ANSELL

ANSELL, Frank

Service Number: 1229
Enlisted: 5 April 1915, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Bedford, England, September 1872
Home Town: Innisfail, Cassowary Coast, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Cemetery: Beersheba War Cemetery
Beersheba War Cemetery, Beersheba, Israel
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Innisfail Cenotaph
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World War 1 Service

5 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1229, Townsville, Queensland
1 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
31 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1229, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1229 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-10-31

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"NEXT OF KIN WANTED.

...The authorities also request the next of kin of No. 1229, Private Frank Ansell, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, A.I.F., should communicate with the Assistant Adjutant-General, Victoria Barracks, Brisbane." - from the Brisbane Courier 17 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)