Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Frank Ansell
Frank Ansell's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Frank Ansell
Service number: 1229
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: ANSELL, Tpr. Frank, 1229. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. C. 37.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Frank Ansell from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 1229 |
Place of birth | Bedford, England |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Innisfail, North Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 117 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Robert Lee, Olimpia Boarding House, Townsville, Queensland |
Previous military service | Two years Imperial Light Horse. |
Enlistment date | 5 April 1915 |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 1 September 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 5 April 1915, joined 2nd LH Regt 29 December 1915. |
Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 45 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 37), Palestine |
Roll of Honour | Panel number 3, Australian War Memorial |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 29 December 1915. Proceeded to Wardan, 14 January 1916. Admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 14 May 1916; transferred to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 14 May 1916 (fever); discharged to duty, 30 May 1916; rejoined unit, 30 May 1916. Killed in action, Beersheba, 31 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA B2455 file 3034015 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Frank Ansell