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William Albert FRAHM

Regimental number834
Place of birthSouth Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGlass cutter
Address30 Campbell Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Frahm, 28 Runnymeade Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 3.5 years in Field Artillery
Enlistment date16 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameNaval and Military Expeditionary Force
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/112/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 19 August 1914
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Herman and Mary Jane FRAHM
Discharge date14 August 1916
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 28 January 1916; disembarked 10 March 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 14 August 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death9 March 1939
Age at death50
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRAHM William Albert

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