Regimental number | 3301 |
Place of birth | Clare, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yacka, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 11.25" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Francis Sydney Witcomb, Yacka, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Miltiades', 4 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right eye), Adelaide, 6 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 71 |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WITCOMB Frank Trafford |