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Harold James FRAMPTON

Regimental number2708
Date of birth27 July 1894
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address36 Duke Street, Kangaroo Point, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Horatio William Frampton, 36 Duke Street, Kangaroo Point, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Medals

Military Medal

'Near POZIERES 6th/12th August, 1916. These men [FRAMPTON, 3606 Richard Harwood KERSLAKE, 1428 William Henry McHUGH, 2127 James DEMPSEY] are recommended for admirable pluck and coolness under heavy H.E. artillery barrage, attending to and evacuating wounded. It is not possible to distinguish between the work of these men, though list as shown attempts to show value of services. The Medical Officer when speaking of the work of these men quotes them as being "a Godsend".'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917

Discharge date20 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Macquarie', 28 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 20 July 1919.

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q50568
Date of death9 February 1972
Age at death75
Place of burialMount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRAMPTON Harold James

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