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Melville King FROST

Regimental number5341
Place of birthCowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
SchoolYabmana Divisional State School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressYabmana, Franklin Harbor, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, John King Frost, Yabmana, Franklin Harbor, South Australia
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 March 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, France
Age at death31.10
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBeugnatre Communal Cemetery (Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
110
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John King and Margaret FROST, Yabmana, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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