| Regimental number | 2332 |
| Place of birth | Bramerton, Norfolk, England |
| School | Kirby Bedon, Norfolk, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Carcoar, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edwin Frost, Horning Hall, Proxham, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A56 Palermo on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of malignant malaria and pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Gaza War Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row D, Grave No. 6), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and Susannah FROST, Horning Hall, Wroxham, Norfolk, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength of 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 10 June 1916. Admitted to No 24 Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 20 August 1916 (fractured right thumb); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 17 September 1916; to British Red Cross Hospital, Montazah, 29 September 1916; discharged, 12 October 1918; rejoined 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 14 October 1916. Reverts to the rank of Trooper, 7 November 1916. Marched out of 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, 9 November 1916; marched into Australia and New Zealand Training Centre, Moascar, 11 November 1916; taken on strength of Australian Mounted Division Headquarters, Bir el Abd, 11 November 1916. Admitted to New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance, Bir ek Abd, 8 December 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged, 11 December 1916. Taken off Australian Mounted Division Headquarter's Attached List, 3 February 1917, and taken on strength of Australian Mounted Headquarters the same day. Taken on strength of Anzac Provost Corps, Cairo, 26 February 1917. Admitted to New Zealand Reception Station, 26 February 1917 (ingrown toenail); discharged, 4 March 1917, and attached to Australian Mounted Division Headquarters the same day. Admitted to 1/2 Lowland Field Ambulance, 23 March 1917 (ingrown toenail); discharged, 24 March 1917, and rejoined Anzac Provost Corps, Cairo the same day. Taken on strength of Australian Mounted Division Headquarters, Deir el Belah, 5 April 1917. Found guilty, Abbassia, 3 June 1917, of (1) failing to attend a gas parade when warned to do so; (2) wilfully making a false statement knowing it be such: award, reprimanded. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 20 June 1917. Found guilty, Es Dud, 2 January 1918, of conduct to the prejudice of good order, and military discipline, in that he fell out of parade without the authority of the NCO in charge: award, reprimanded. Taken on strength of Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters, 17 May 1918. Promoted Extra Regimental Sergeant, 18 June 1918. Attached to 1st Light Bde Headquarters, 9 July 1918. Evacuated to hospital, 8 October 1918. Died, No 47 Stationary Hospital, Gaza, 19 October 1918. Buried by Chaplain Raymond Lockyer, Gaza Military Cemetery, 20 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FROST Edwin George |
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