Pte. Frank Austin A'Court

Frank Austin A'Court was born at Christchurch in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island on 20 September 1897. HIs parents were Austin Frank A'Court and Emily Ada A'Court (nee Suckling) who married in Christchurch on 17 July 1897. During World War I Frank served with the Canterbury Infantry Regiment (Service No. WWI 70898). Frank died of pneumonia at Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 October 1918, a victim of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. He was buried in the Comely Bank Cemetery (D. 55.).

Sources

1. Cenotaph Record
2. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record
3. Military Personnel File
4. New Zealand War Graves Record
5. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 9 2018, 8:25:54 UTC

Notes

• Rank: Private
• Service No: 70898
• Date of Death: 14/10/1918
• Age: 21
• Regiment/Service: Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
• Grave Reference: D. 55.
• Cemetery: EDINBURGH (COMELY BANK) CEMETERY
• Additional Information: Son of Mrs. Emily Ada A'Court, of 239, Kilmore St., Christchurch. New Zealand.