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Frank LISTER

Regimental number14697
Place of birthYorkshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSteward
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 6"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Madge Elliott, Yorkshire, England
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth)
Enlistment date15 May 1917
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, 28th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps
FateReturned to Australia 22 January 1920
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)No date of return to Australia entered on Nominal Roll.
Discharge date20 April 1920
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 December 1917; marched in to ASC Training Depot, Parkhouse, 27 December 1917.

Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, Tidworth, 13 January 1918 (pneumonia: seriously ill); marched in to ASC Training Depot from hospital, 27 March 1918.

Marched out to Warminister ASC Detachment, 29 March 1918; marched in to ASC Training Depot, 7 June 1918.

Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 26 November 1918 (influenza); discharged to Training Depot, 29 November 1918.

Marched in to Warminister ASC Detachment, 2 December 1918.

Admitted to East Leeds War Hospital, 13 December 1918 (influenza), while on leave; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 7 January 1919; discharged on furlough, 11 January 1919, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 13 January 1919.

Marched in to Warminister ASC Detachment, 20 January 1919.

Taken on strength, Furlough Section, 7 January 1920, and granted leave subject to recall.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Friedrichsruh', 22 January 1920; disembarked Sydney, 12 March 1920, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 20 April 1920.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, LISTER Frank

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