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Francis Peter GANTER

Regimental number2784
Place of birthRockhampton, Queensland
SchoolAllenston State School, Rockhampton, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCollector
AddressGlenmore Road, North Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Greig Ganter, Glenmore Road, North Rockhampton, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date14 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name52nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/69/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialMessines British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 34), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
155
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Margaret GANTER, Glenmore Road, North Rockhampton, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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