ABERCROMBIE, Frank
| Service Number: | 7439 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 April 1917, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolwich, England, 22 December 1871 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Illness, Narrabeen, New South Wales, 23 September 1955, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales War Veterans C9, Grave 0039 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7439, 1st Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7439, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7439, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
Information about his name change from his brother Ernests war records (NAA)
"In answer to your letter of
the 3rd instant, I beg to state that I am the
next-of-kin, being the eldest brother. My
full name is William Robert Abercrombie Matheson.
Both my parents are dead. The name Abercrombie
was only used as a trade name. and my youngest
brother, Ernest Courtenay Matheson, went out to
Australia just before the war broke out and joined
up under his professional name (E.M. Abercrombie)
was hit by shrapnel and died in the Field Hospital
June 1916. As there is no other next-of-kin but
myself, I should be glad to know the next step
you require me to take so that I may obtain my
deceased brother's war service medals as they would
be the only interesting things I could cherish in
remembrance.
My other brother, Francis Abercrombie,
also joined the A.I F. in Australia. but his correct
name is Francis Edward Matheson. He was trading
in the Solomon Islands under the name of F.E. Abercrombie
(but is much my junior). His No. 7439 "A" Coy. 1st Bn.
He is at present farming in Kingsvale N.S.W. and I
deal with all his correspondence here."
Submitted 25 June 2019 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frank ABERCROMBIE was born in Woolwich, England on 22nd December, 1871 under the name of Francis Edward MATHESON
His parents were William MATHESON & Catherine TRIMBLE
Frank was living in the Young area of NSW in the 1930s to 1949 period and moved to the War Veterans Home in Narrabeen where he died on 23rd September, 1955 and is buried in the Macquarie Park Cemetery in North Ryde, Sydney (Ref. War Veterans C9, grave 0039)
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His brother Ernest Matheson ABERCROMBIE (SN1876B) also served in WW1 & died of wounds on 25th June, 1917
His real name was Ernest Courtenay MATHESON & he was born in Isleworth , London in 1874
(see attached story)
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