Regimental number | 26156 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
School | North Kalgoorlie State School |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Junior clerk |
Address | 341 Newcastle Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, G W Franks, 341 Newcastle Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 37th Battery Australian Field Artillery; Artillery Cadets, Perth, WA |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 10, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Despatch runner |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 France |
Age at death | 20.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Blaneyt-Tronville Communal Cemetery (Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Washington and Emily Agnes FRANKS, Margaret Street, Midland Junction, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |