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Frank Albert WALDRON

Regimental number3213
Date of birth3 March 1875
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 4"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M A Waldron, 324 Stirling Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military service10th Dover Cadets, London 5 years Time Expired.
Enlistment date11 September 1916
Place of enlistmentPertj, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Discharge date15 August 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 1 June 1919; disembarked Perth, 8 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 15 August 1919.

Served in France from November 1917 - March 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 July 1937
Place of burialKarrakatta, Perth, Western Australia. Anglican Section ZC, plot 51
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALDRON Frank Albert

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