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Arthur Ernest FRANCIS

Regimental number795
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
SchoolKing Street State School, West Melbourne
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWood machinist
Address45 Miller Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs I. Francis, 45 Miller Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in Junior and Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date6 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name31st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death22.8
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAnzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 2), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
118
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Frederic Davie and Frances Belinda FRANCIS; husband of Isabel FRANCIS, 45 Miller Strteet, Fitzroy North, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 21 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsWife's address subsequently 17 Newry Street, North Carlton, Victoria (10 May 1921); then, 'Belinda', 45 Miller Street, North Fitzroy (11 January 1922)
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRANCIS Arthur Ernest

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