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Eric Swanson FROST

Regimental number34110
Place of birthBright, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank manager
AddressBank of NSW, Mathoura, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 9"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emma Frost, 19 McKinley Avenue, Malvern, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 45 days in A.M.F
Enlistment date27 October 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, March 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W and Emma FROST
Discharge date30 July 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 28 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 30 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death16 September 1938
Age at death58
Place of burialBotany Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, FROST Eric Swanson

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