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Frank Lancelot SEALE

Regimental number18744
Place of birthEast Maitland, New South Wales
Place of birthMaitland, New South Wales
SchoolHigh School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrical engineer
AddressMalton Road, Beecroft, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 7.5"
Weight134.5 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Searle, Malton Road, Beecroft, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Citizen Military Forces and still serving in Rifle Club, Pennant Hills.
Enlistment date22 November 1915
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 26
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 11 September 1917
Place of death or woundingDickebusch, Belgium
Age at death33.2
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialThe Huts Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 6), Dickebusch, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Maria SEALE, Beecroft, New South Wales. Native of East Maitland, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: Lt Harry Vernon SEALE, Mining Corps, discharged, 16 October 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SEALE Frank Lancelot

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