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SHARP, Frank Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1839 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia , 1899 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn East, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 February 1917 |
| 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
| 29 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1839, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1839, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 1839, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1839 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Frank was only 17 years 6 months old when he was killed. Frank's brother also served, Lance/Corporal Colin Campbell Sharp. 2494. 14th Battalion, he was killed in action on the 29th of August 1916.