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Francis Washington POWER

Regimental number1167
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
SchoolState School, Cairns, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMacLeod Street, Cairns, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, M F Power, MacLeod Street, Cairns, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Naval Cadets.
Enlistment date25 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
108
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Martin and Ellen POWER, Sheridan Street, Cairns, Queensland. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

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