Park Rangers/Allies
Queensland

Frank Cartwright

Enlistment Date
22/08/1914
Age At Enlistment
20
Rank On Enlistment
Private
Regimental No.
273
Battalion
2nd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
Fate
Died of Disease
Fate Date
18/04/1915
Fate Place
Egypt
Occupation
Bank Clerk
Place of Birth
Grantham, England
Religion
Church of England
Marital Status
Single
Embarkation Details
Embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914

Frank Cartwright was an English-born bank worker, initially at Gympie before transferring to Toowoomba. He was one of several Park Rangers (later known as Allies) players who enlisted in August 1914. Despite being only 20 when he enlisted, Cartwright’s clerical skills saw him promoted to Quartermaster-Sergeant, but his war was cut short due to disease. Cartwright died in April 1915 of pneumonia and was buried in the British cemetery in Cairo.