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Frank Trafford WITCOMB

Regimental number3301
Place of birthClare, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressYacka, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 11.25"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinFather, Francis Sydney Witcomb, Yacka, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date6 August 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Miltiades', 4 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right eye), Adelaide, 6 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 November 1968
Age at death71
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, WITCOMB Frank Trafford

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