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John James FRANCIS

Regimental number5765
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
SchoolState School
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressGlengarry Post Office, Glengarry, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, J Francis, Glengarry Post Office, Glengarry, Victoria
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateDied of disease 30 December 1918
Age at death28
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 7), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary Jane FRANCIS, Glengarry, Gipsland, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin to William Francis who was killed in France (James Francis, Father)

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