Regimental number | 448 |
Place of birth | Gippsland, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Rope worker |
Address | Brunswick West, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Franklin, 99 Union Street,Brunswick, West, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Estaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 2A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Hannah Jane FRANKLIN, 12 Lobb Street, Brunswick, Victoria. Native of Mirbro, Gippsland, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2118 Sergeant Leslie Roy FRANKLIN MM, 6th Bn, killed in action, 10 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |