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Alfred William Ernest FRANKLIN

Regimental number3030
Place of birthWhitselli Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressVictoria Street, Midland Junction, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Phoebe Myrtle Franklin, 414 William Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date26 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 September 1949

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