GRILLS, Frank Alfred
(Service number 3/1512)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 13 Sept 1888 | Place of Birth | Westbury, Tasmania |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- TJ Johnston, Albury | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A Grills, (mother) Westbury, Tasmania, Australia | ||
Military Service
| Served with | New Zealand Armed Forces (?) | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 9th Reinforcements, NZ Medical Corps, Field Ambulance | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 37, Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Medical Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 August 1918 | Age | 30 |
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| Place of Death | Bapaume,France | ||
| Cause | KIA | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru ; Albury War Memorial (as F Grills); Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of William and Anne Grills, Westbury, Tasmania
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