B. F. Franklin, West Footscray
Item
Dublin Core
Type
Title
B. F. Franklin, West Footscray
Contributor
Publisher
Wyndham City Libraries
Format
text
Language
eng
World War One Veterans Item Type Metadata
Name
B. F. Franklin, West Footscray
Birth Date
Birthplace
Service Number
No record of Service in World War One exists.
Enlistment Date
Next of Kin
Unknown
Address at time of Enlistment
West Footscray, Victoria.
Occupation
Marital Status
Unknown
Death Date
Biographical Text
B.F. Franklin, West Footscray
1. The name Franklin, B.F., West Footscray first appeared in the Roll of Honor in the Werribee Shire Banner, 13 February 1919, p.3.
It was repeated in the Werribee Shire Banner, 6 March 1919, p 1. This was after the war had concluded.
2. The name Franklin, B.F. is listed on the Shire’s Oak Board.
Policy for entering names on the Werribee Shire Honor Board of The Great War.
Not all of the people named on the Werribee Council Honor Board and the Werribee Shire Banner Roll of Honor actually served in the Australian Military Services during the Great War. Some of the men who volunteered for service, who for various reasons were not accepted, also have their names entered there.
The Werribee Shire Secretary advertised that "PARENTS and relatives of Soldiers who have enlisted from the Shire of Werribee are EARNESTLY REQUESTED to forward particulars to the Shire Secretary so that the names may be INSCRIBED on the Shire Honor Board". (Seethe Werribee Shire Banner, 31 October 1918, p.2.)
[This seems to have been re-interpreted as "parents and relatives of soldiers who live in the Shire of Werribee, and have relatives that enlisted in the Great War, are requested to forward particulars to the Shire Secretary, so that their names may be inscribed on the Shire Honor Board".]
I believe that the above was the case with Mr B.F. Franklin. He tried to enlist, but was not accepted.
Notes:
1. No person with the name Franklin B.F. appears on the WW1 Nominal Roll or the WW1 Embarkation Rolls.
2. Five men named B. Franklin served with the A.I.F. in WW1. None appear to have a connection with Werribee, and only one had a connection to Victoria. They were –
a. No. 53, Benjamin Franklin, 13th Light Horse, from Milltown, Victoria.
b. No. 970, Benjamin Franklin, 11th Light Horse, from South Australia.
c. No. 4486, Benjamin Franklin, 2nd Batt, New South Wales.
d. No.1140, Benjamin Herbert Franklin, 10th Batt, died in South Australia.
e. No. 2359, Benjamin Walter Franklin, 27th Batt, from South Australia.
3. There is no birth of a B F Franklin in the Pioneer Index of Victoria 1836–1888.
4. There is 1 birth of a B F Franklin in the Federation Index of Victoria 1889 – 1901
The entry is “Brian Frederick Franklin. Born at Minyip in 1893, to Edward and Bridget Franklin.
This would make him 26 years old when his name first appeared in 1919.
1. The name Franklin, B.F., West Footscray first appeared in the Roll of Honor in the Werribee Shire Banner, 13 February 1919, p.3.
It was repeated in the Werribee Shire Banner, 6 March 1919, p 1. This was after the war had concluded.
2. The name Franklin, B.F. is listed on the Shire’s Oak Board.
Policy for entering names on the Werribee Shire Honor Board of The Great War.
Not all of the people named on the Werribee Council Honor Board and the Werribee Shire Banner Roll of Honor actually served in the Australian Military Services during the Great War. Some of the men who volunteered for service, who for various reasons were not accepted, also have their names entered there.
The Werribee Shire Secretary advertised that "PARENTS and relatives of Soldiers who have enlisted from the Shire of Werribee are EARNESTLY REQUESTED to forward particulars to the Shire Secretary so that the names may be INSCRIBED on the Shire Honor Board". (Seethe Werribee Shire Banner, 31 October 1918, p.2.)
[This seems to have been re-interpreted as "parents and relatives of soldiers who live in the Shire of Werribee, and have relatives that enlisted in the Great War, are requested to forward particulars to the Shire Secretary, so that their names may be inscribed on the Shire Honor Board".]
I believe that the above was the case with Mr B.F. Franklin. He tried to enlist, but was not accepted.
Notes:
1. No person with the name Franklin B.F. appears on the WW1 Nominal Roll or the WW1 Embarkation Rolls.
2. Five men named B. Franklin served with the A.I.F. in WW1. None appear to have a connection with Werribee, and only one had a connection to Victoria. They were –
a. No. 53, Benjamin Franklin, 13th Light Horse, from Milltown, Victoria.
b. No. 970, Benjamin Franklin, 11th Light Horse, from South Australia.
c. No. 4486, Benjamin Franklin, 2nd Batt, New South Wales.
d. No.1140, Benjamin Herbert Franklin, 10th Batt, died in South Australia.
e. No. 2359, Benjamin Walter Franklin, 27th Batt, from South Australia.
3. There is no birth of a B F Franklin in the Pioneer Index of Victoria 1836–1888.
4. There is 1 birth of a B F Franklin in the Federation Index of Victoria 1889 – 1901
The entry is “Brian Frederick Franklin. Born at Minyip in 1893, to Edward and Bridget Franklin.
This would make him 26 years old when his name first appeared in 1919.
Bibliography
http://trove.nla.gov.au/
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/roll-search/nominal_rolls/first_world_war_embarkation/
http://www.naa.gov.au/
CD Pioneer Index of Victoria 1836 - 1888
CD Federation Index of Victoria 1889 – 1901
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/roll-search/nominal_rolls/first_world_war_embarkation/
http://www.naa.gov.au/
CD Pioneer Index of Victoria 1836 - 1888
CD Federation Index of Victoria 1889 – 1901
Collection
Citation
“B. F. Franklin, West Footscray,” Wyndham History, accessed June 3, 2023, https://wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/1726.
Comments
Bill
I think that this could have been Private Charles Walter Franklin of 8 Coronation St, Kingsville. He was killed in France in May 1917.
See A History of Kingsville until 1930 by Curtin & Kelleher, Local History R994.51 CURT