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Benjamin Gordon FRANCIS

Regimental number6079
Place of birthBlumberg South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationDairyman and farmer
AddressMurray Bridge, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lilian Francis, No 3 Dairy, Wood's Point, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Enlistment date21 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 6 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 January 1918
Place of burialProwse Point Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 1), Warneton, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
110
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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