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Robert FRANCEY

Regimental number2641
Place of birthKells, Co Antrim, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressMackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 6"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, David Francey, Kells, Co Antrim, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 December 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Mounted Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 15 June 1919
Other details

War service: Middle East

Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 28 June 1916. Transferred to 6th Light Horse Regiment, 5 August 1916. Attached for duty to Headquarters, Australian Army Service Corps, Australian Mounted Division Train, 4 June 1917. Traken on strength, Divisional Train Training Depot, Moascar, 4 August 1917. Appointed Driver, 13 August 1917. Found guilty, 9 August 1917, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he failed to keep his tent in a clean and proper order: awarded 4 days confined to barracks.

Transferred to HQ Company, Australian Mounted Division Train, Moascar, 20 August 1917. To Rest Camp, Pt Said, 1 July 1918. Temporarily detached to Anzac Mounted Division Train, 4 July 1918; returned from detachment, 20 July 1918.

Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Tripoli, 13 February 1919 (diarrhoea); discharged, 18 February 1919. Transferred to 37th Company, AASC, 4 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Essex', 15 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 28 July 1919; discharged, 12 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRANCEY Robert

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