Regimental number | 372 |
Place of birth | Middleton, South Australia |
True Name | HASSALL, Frank Middleton |
School | Public School, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine cleaner |
Address | Stockinbingal, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.9 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frank Stewart Hassell, Stockinbingal, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 months in the Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He was a descendant of Rev. Rowland Hassall, an Englishman, who came to Australia as a missionary in the year 1794. Also a descendant of Hamilton Hume the explorer.' (details from father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 10), Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 83 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HASSELL Frank Middleton |