Regimental number | 429 |
Place of birth | South Australia |
School | Prince Alfred College |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Warehouse assistant |
Address | 196 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Augusta Francis, Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4429 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 46), (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Augusta FRANCIS, 199 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |