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BILBY, Frank
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1310 |
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Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Born: | London, England, 1 May 1892 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Servites Park Walk School, Chelsea |
Occupation: | Steward/Blacksmith |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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13 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
13 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1310 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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Came to Australia aged 20. Son of William John Bilby and Mary