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Frank MEGINESS

Regimental number3840
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address34 Rose Street, Armadale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 2.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, E Meginess, 34 Rose Street, Armadale, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 30 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Posted missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed to be Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MEGINESS Frank

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