ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

FRENZEN, Henry Pierce

FRENZEN, Henry Pierce

Full Name: Henry Pierce

FRENZEN

Date of Birth: 06

–

1886

Place of birth: Collingwood VIC

Australia

Occupation: Loco Fireman

Address: Collie WA

Next of Kin: Father- Henry Jacob Frenzen, Mother- Emily Jane FRENZEN

Next of Kin Address: Lyalls Mill Collie WA

Religion: Baptist

Service Number: 1451

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-10-03

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli

Age at Death: 28

Burial Location: Lone Pine Cemetery Anzac Gallipoli Turkey- Plot 1, Row F, Grave 11.

3/10/1914- To Depot Company as Private
23/03/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
20/05/1915- KILLED  IN  ACTION  Gallipoli

 

 

***** Thanks to Ian STEPHENS for advising the following information – ”  Henry Pierce FRENZEN came to Australia with his Father , Henry Jacob Frederick FRENZEN  in 1882.  The father had left his wife Emily and their daughters Lenora and Ada behind in Germany,   then married Emily Jane PIERCE at Longwarry, VIC in 1885. 
  Henry JNR. moved to Western Australia with his father and step- mother around 1899, becoming an Australian Citizen when Naturalized at Donnybrook WA  on 19th April, 1911 “.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – Medal No. 4767

British War Medal – No. 9348

Victory Medal – No. 9299

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 306494.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Noggerup War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 62.