DITCHBURN J.

Given Names:   Frank Herbert

Service Number:  68791

Unit:  15th General (Victorian) Reinforcements                                                                  

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  615528

Age:  19 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Postal Assistant                                                                                          

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9 In                     

Weight:  126 Lbs

Chest:  32-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  2/u7/1918

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Ditchburn

67 Princess Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  22/10/1918

Port:  Adelaide 

Ship:  HMAT Boonah A36

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Boonah  

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  15th General (Victorian) Reinforcements                                                                                

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  2/2/1919                         

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  76759

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  27/10/1878

Place:  Ballarat East, Victoria                   

Father:  William DITCHBURN                   

Mother:  Lily Louisa BLACKWELL

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:             

Spouse: Madeline CROOM

DEATH

Date or Year: 13/5/1981                          

Place: Ringwood, Victoria                        

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

P.O.W. WW2

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Auburn State School

Hawthorn Town Hall

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  VX57283                                     

Date Enlisted:  21/6/1941                                        

Date Discharged:  11/9/1946

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