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Frank KABLE

Regimental number4713
Date of birth12 January 1895
Place of birthBathurst ,New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHorse driver
Address594 King Street, Newtown, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 7.5"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Kable, 19 Albert Street, Lithgow, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 December 1915
Place of enlistmentCasula, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1919
Discharge date8 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 15 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right arm).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 3 October 1918 (right leg: slight).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Delta', 24 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 8 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N75780.
SourcesNAA: B2455, KABLE Frank

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