He was Killed by enemy shell fire while sitting down to breakfast at the 25th Battery Wagon Lines. Seale was one of six men killed outright by the explosion.
Previous to joining he was a member of the Pennant Hills Rifle Club.Age33Date of Death11 September 1917Civil employmentElectrical Engineer on the railwaysRelationshipsSon of John and Maria Seale, of Malton Rd, Beecroft, NSW
Service Information
Service number18744RankGunnerRegiment7th Brigade, Australian Field ArtilleryPlace of enlistmentBeecroft, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment11 May 1916Place of deathTickbush near Ypres, BelgiumMemorial/Cemetery The Huts Cemetery, BelgiumBeecroft War MemorialKeywordsFirst World WarBeecroftWW1
Frank Lancelot Seale. Hornsby Shire, accessed 19/03/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/305
