Trooper Frank Dack

[michaeldr]

Remembered today

Frank Dack

Trooper 613 of 10th Australian Light Horse

Died on 29th August 1915 aged 26

The son of William George and Martha Jane Dack

of 16, Sharrington, Melton Constable, England

Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Frank Dack died on 29th August 1915. On that day the men of his unit, the 10th Australian Light Horse, were split into two squadrons and led forward to Hill 60 [Kaiajik Aghala] and what was to be one of the fiercest bomb fights seen in the Gallipoli campaign. Of this action, 2nd Lt. H. V. H. Throssell who won the V.C. that day, modestly and briefly recorded in his diary “Fine bayonet charge – Major Scott in Command of Regt. Capt. Fry killed – suffered 90 casualties – Regt. Only mustered 160 bayonets for the charge.”

[Details from CWGC & Stephen Snelling’s ‘VCs of the First World War – Gallipoli’]

[michaeldr]

Lone Pine, May 2001

[michaeldr]

View from Hill 60 looking across Azmak Dere to Suvla [photographed in 1919 - IWM - Q14386] from Nigel Steel's 'Battleground Europe - Gallipoli'

[michaeldr]

The Nominal Roll for the 3rd Light Horse Brigade, 10th Light Horse Regiment,

1st Reinforcements, Embarked at Freemantle, Western Australia, on HMAT A52 “Surada” on 17th Feb 1915

gives some different spellings/details to those supplied by the CWGC

No; 613

Name; DOCK Frank

Rank; Private

Age; 25

Trade or calling; Contractor

Married or single; M

Address at Date of Enrolment; Bainingham, Norwich, Norfolk, England

N o K & address; W. J. DOCK of same address

Religion; C of E

Date of joining; 29-10-14

Perhaps one our Australian Pals would like to comment on the above

[michaeldr]

I see that on another AWM document

First World War Nominal Roll – File 13-002

The family name is given as quoted by the CWGC, ie DACK

Since this latter item includes the date of death, can we take it that the NoK sorted out any errors on the original document quoted above?

[michaeldr]

For further details on the 10th Light Horse Regiment go to

http://www.lighthorse.org.au/unitsact/10th.htm

and for further details re their action on 29th August 1915 go to

http://www.ausmil.com/~raacavic/webpage8.htm

[munchkin]

Rest in peace Frank - never forgotten

[Andrew P]

Hi Michael

Can't find any more info about him but the 10th Light Horse History confirms the spelling of Dack.

The 10th Light Horse which was already understrength from the earlier attack at the Nek performed outstandingly at Hill 60 on August 29. Unfortunately their casualties were terrible.

Regards

Andrew