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Alfred FRANCE

Regimental number2604
Date of birth17 July 1892
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 3.5"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Spinks, 4 Longville Road, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Discharge date7 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Reported Prisoner of War (previously reported missing), 22 July 1916.

Arrived in England (repatriated POW), 21 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoa', 28 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left thigh), Brisbane, 7 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q65050.
Date of death6 May 1976
Age at death83
Place of burialMount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRANCE Alfred

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