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Frank Herbert WARD

Regimental number2930
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
AddressCrescent Hotel, George Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs P Ward, Salutation Hotel, Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 October 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 January 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Frank Herbert Ward on NR
Date of death2 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot IX, Row L, Grave No. 10), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
92
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
TRUE NAME ROMETCH Frank Rudolph (SERVED AS WARD). Parents: John and Priscilla ROMETCH, Clifton House, Mount Street, Burnie, Tasmania. Native of Hobart

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