English Māori John Frederick Franks Born 21 November 1882 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 34562 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 58), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Frederick AWMM SurnameFranks AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 34562 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth21 November 1882 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Riccarton, Christchurch Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationJ. Franks (father), 253 Pound Road, Yaldhurst, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 34562 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 19 Apr 1917-19 June 1917 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM Moeraki 19 April 1917 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki AWMM Sergeant AWMM 24th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, WWI AWMM 5' 7.5" AWMM Weight, WWI AWMM 135 lb AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Moeraki then transfer to Port Sydney at Sydney for Suez.War service: Egypt, PalestineEmbarked Wellington, 19 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, 23 April 1917; embarked Sydney on board HT 'Port Sydney', 9 May 1917; disembarked Suez, 20 June 1917.Appointed Temporary Corporal, 20 June 1917.Reverted to Trooper at own request, 26 July 1917.Detached to Training Regiment (Dental), 10 January 1918.Transferred to NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade, 10 April 1918, and posted to 1st Squadron, 12 April 1918.Embarked Kantara for the Dardanelles (Gallipoli), 29 November 1918; disembarked Alexandria from Gallipoli, 31 January 1919.Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 30 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 9 September 1919.War service: 3 years 18 days (of which 2 years 106 days were abroad) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Frederick Franks by laying a poppy. James Franks John Arthur Franks John Frederick Franks Leonard Franks Leslie Reginald George Franks Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Frederick Franks Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21004812 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 58: 3 AWMM NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
