| Regimental number | 2584 |
| Place of birth | Golden Square, Victoria |
| School | Golden Square State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 178 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Francis, 296 Rowan Street, Golden Square, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served as Senior Sergeant in the Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 29th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 26.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 1), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Johnn and Edith Annie FRANCIS, 296 Rowan Street, Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourme, 14 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 15 April 1916. Taken on strength, 29th Bn, Ferry Post, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 19-20 July 1916. Now reported 'KILLED IN ACTION', 20 July 1916. Authority: German Red Cross Death List dated 3.10.1916. Note, Red Cross File No 1100615: 'Pay book obtained by Germans[.] Cert. by German Death List 9-9-16.' Note on file: 'Dead - Personal effects forwarded[.] Cert. by German Nachlass List dated 20.8.17.' Note on Form B103: 'Buried in Fromelles Sh 36 N 22 d&b'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FRANCIS Thomas William
Red Cross file 1100615 |
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