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Frank BAMFORD

Regimental number1515
Place of birthRochdale, Lancashire, England
SchoolHalifax Road Board School, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine driver
Address124 Halifax Road, Rockdale Lancashire, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Bamford, 124 Halifax Road, Rockdale Lancashire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circularb. 4/5/1885. Arrived in Australia 31/10/08.
FateDied of wounds 16 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death16 August 1916
Age at death31.3
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 52), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
68
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town: Newcastle, New South Wales

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