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Albert Edward FRANCIS

Regimental number3950
Place of birthWiltshire England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBabakin via Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 8"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Francis, Pickwick Lodge Farm, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Wiltshire Yeomanry; left the country to migrate to Australia.
Enlistment date2 July 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 March 1917
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 October 1919
Discharge date18 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Pakeha', 6 October 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 16 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 18 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 November 1957
Place of burialBruce Rock Cemetery, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRANCIS Albert Edward

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