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Francis MIDDLETON

Regimental number3831
Place of birthDunkeld, Victoria
SchoolDunkeld state School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDrik Drik via Heywood, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Charles Middleton, Dunkeld, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 February 1917
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
142
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary MIDDLETON, Dunkeld, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2712 Pte Wilfred MIDDLETON, 58th Bn, killed in action, 5 July 1918; 3854 Pte James Frederick MIDDLETON, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1916; 1778 Pte Walter MIDDLETON, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919; 2399 Pte Victor MIDDLETON, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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