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Frank Shelton GOUNDREY

Regimental number660
Date of birth--/--/1891
Other NamesGOUNDREY, Frank Sheldon
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTranscontinental Railway Line, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Edith Goundrey, 88 Kingston Road, Oxford, England
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF11
Promotion date: 29 November 1917

Lieutenant


Unit: INF11
Promotion date: 1 March 1918

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Recommendation date: 23 September 1918

Military Cross


Work at Villeret in September 1918.
Recommendation date: 26 December 1918

Military Cross


Work near Villaret on 13 September 1918
Recommendation date: 6 January 1919

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 21 March 1919
Other details

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

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