38th Battalion
Killed In Action
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Robert Franks was born in Ballarat East, and enlisted from Warrenheip on the 11th September 1916. He was 21, single and a dealer. He joined the 38th Infantry Battalion, with Regimental No. 2313. He was killed during the fighting at Messines, and is buried in the Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Belgium.
Tree No. 1122
