| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Address | Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Ernest Franklyn, Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). Recommendation date: Mention in Corps Routine Orders Promulgated in Australian Military Order No. 733 of 1915. Recommendation date:
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| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 33), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 62 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Freemantle, 26 April 1915. Taken on strength, 11th Bn, Gallipoli, 22 June 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915 (shell wound, hand and abdomen); admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac Cove, 6 August 1915; to HMAS "Sicilia", 6 August 1915; died of wounds, HMS "Sicilia", 8.20pm, 6 August 1915; buried at sea by Chaplain E. Teal, 7 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FRANKLYN John William |
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