| Regimental number | 1430 |
| Place of birth | Bolinda Vale, Lancefield Junction, Victoria |
| School | Bolinda State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Leongatha, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr Munns, Mount Eccles via Leongatha, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Penguin, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A6 Clan Mccorquodale on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Port Said A.G.H. |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Port Said Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 12), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary MUNNS, Mount Eccles, Leongatha, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: Allen H YOUNG, killed in France. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine. Taken on strength of 8th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, Egypt, 26 December 1915. Marched out of Heliopolis, 26 February 1916, and proceeded to Serapeum. Evacuated to hospital, 3 June 1916; admitted to 53rd Walsh Casualty Clearing Station, Ferry Post, 6 June 1916 (pyrexia); discharged, 11 June 1916, and rejoined 8th Light Horse Regiment, Railhead, the same day. Evacuated to hospital, Hassamya, 19 August 1916; admitted to No 26 Casualty Clearing Station, no date stated; No 31 General Hospital, Port Said, 5 September 1916 (tonsillitis); discharged, 21 September 1916, and marched into 8th Light Horse Details, Et Maler, the same day. Proceeded to unit, 30 October 1916; rejoined 8th Light Horse Regiment, Et Maler, 30 October 1916. Evacuated to hospital, Masaid, 22 December 1916; admitted to No 24 Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 24 December 1916 (appendicitis); transferred to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 5 January 1917; to Convalescent Depot, Abbassia, 12 February 1917; discharged, 13 March 1917, and marched into 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, the same day. Proceeded to unit, 22 April 1917; rejoined 8th Light Horse Regiment, 24 April 1917. Evacuated to hospital, Shellal, 5 July 1917; admitted to Citadel General Hospital, Cairo, 10 July 1917 (gastro enteritis); transferred to Convalescent Depot, Abbassia, 23 July 1917; discharged, 9 August 1917, and marched into 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 9 August 1917. Proceeded to unit, 9 August 1917; rejoined 8th Light Horse Regiment, 21 August 1917. Admitted to No 3 Light Horse Field Ambulance, Shellal, 10 October 1917 (fabricula); discharged, 16 October 1917, and rejoined unit the same day. Detached to 3rd Light Horse Bde Headquarters, 29 October 1917; rejoined unit, 30 October 1917. Evacuated to hospital, 17 November 1917; admitted to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 22 November 1917 (malaria); transferred to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 9 December 1917. Classified 'D' (malaria, debility, and anaemia), 8 May 1918. Classified 'D', 10 June 1918. Classified 'D', 8 July 1918. Classified 'B3', 8 August 1918. Classified 'B3', 11 September 1918. Admitted to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 14 September 1918 (debility); now, 16 October 1918 dangerously ill (influenza). Died, No 14 General Hospital, 20 October 1918 (influenza, broncho pneumonia). Buried by Chaplain Stanley F. Swain, Port Said Military Cemetery, 20 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MUNNS Francis Henry |
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