Frank STYLES

Regimental number22504
Date of birth14 November 1895
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 3"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Clemens, Suva House, Devonport, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Amelia C. Clemens (formerly Styles), 157 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Dundin, 28 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 24 October 1916; marched in to Reserve Group, Sling Camp, 25 October 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 30 November 1916.

Attached to 1st NZ Light Trench Mortar Battery, 16 March 1917.

Reported missing, 7 June 1917.

Now, 30 June 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 8 June 1917'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 12
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

Print format