Percy Southwell Frost, SN 6502, Service Record

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NamePercy Southwell Frost, SN 6502, Service RecordBiographyDate of Birth: 23 April 1892, Brisbane (Qld.)
Date of Death: 5 November 1973, Redcliffe (Qld.)
Buried: Redcliffe Cemetery, 7 November 1973
Percy's parents were Frank Frost and Sarah Ann Southwell. He was working as a grocer at Redcliffe at the time of his enlistment in 1916. Percy was captured in the Battle of Bullecourt in 1917 where he was wounded and taken to a German Prisoner of War camp. Following repatriation to Australia at war's end, Percy became one of Redcliffe's most well-known citizens. He married Violet Ashmole, daughter of Arthur Ashmole and Alice Cutts in 1922. He joined the Home Guard in WWII.Date01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920CustodianNational Archives of Australia - 01 Feb 1998 - PresentLocation of originalsOriginals held by the National Archives of Australia - NAA: B2455, FROST P SLanguageEnglishOriginal formatLink to external source : Paper files and documents

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Percy Southwell Frost

Percy Southwell Frost, SN 6502, Service Record

SERVICE RECORD LINK

National Archives Australia linkNAA: B2455, FROST P S

REFERENCE

Reference numberNAA: B2455, FROST P S

RELATED MATERIAL

Related memorial or honour boardRoll of Honour HumpybongWoody Point Honour RollRelated material notesPortrait from MBRL collection:; Portrait was digitised from an original photograph, www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/libraries.

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CollectionMoreton Bay Region World War I Service Personnel

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PlaceBrisbane (Qld.)Redcliffe (Qld.)PersonFrost, Percy Southwell, 1892 - 1973OrganisationAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)World War, 1914-1918

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IRN42169847 (Archival Description)

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Percy Southwell Frost, SN 6502, Service Record