38th Battalion
Killed In Action
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Robert Franks (SN 2313) was born in Ballarat and was educated at Christian Brothers Ballarat east. He enlisted on August 19th 1916 at which time he was 21, single and a dealer. He joined the 38th Infantry Battalion and left Melbourne aboard the Port Lincoln reaching England in September and then France in November 1916. He was killed during the fighting at Messines, Belgium, on June 19th 1917 and is buried in the Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Belgium. He was 22 years of age.
His brother Charles also served in the AIF and is honoured with a tree in the Avenue.
