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Frank Jackson DOOLEY

Regimental number29
Place of birthAshton on Tyne, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressMitchell Street, Mereweather, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28.9
Height5' 5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinAda Dooley, Mitchell Street, Mereweather, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 March 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date27 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919 (gas poisoning); discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 27 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 June 1931
Age at death48
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, DOOLEY Frank Jackson

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