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Frank Oliver Tobin

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Headstone of Private Frank Oliver Tobin (12513). Motor Car Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BECW8781). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Private Frank Oliver Tobin (12513). Motor Car Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainau …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank Oliver AWMM
  • Surname
    Tobin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12513 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Australia AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Thomas Tobin (father), Port Pirie, South Australia AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12513 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 July 1917 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Motor Car Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM C. 21. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • I have been researching Frank as part of Tobin history during the Great War. I am hoping to tell all their stories in a forthcoming book. I would be more than happy to share that research with anyone who has an interest in Frank. Lest we forget.
    Public - Grant - Researcher - 24 September 2015
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24 September 2015GrantDublin, IrelandResearcher

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