
| Regimental number | 1694 |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Edith Cave, Bank Street, West End, South Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Chermside, Queensland |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: embarked 4 October 1915; taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Sohag, 29 April 1916. With Regiment, Romani, 4 July 1916. Admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 3 August 1916; transferred to 31st General Hospital, 4 August 1916 (orchitis); transferred to 1st Dermatological Hospital, Cairo, 6 August 1916 (venereal disease); discharged to Base Details, 7 August 1916 (diagnosis: non-venereal); taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 8 August 1916. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 10 November 1916 (orchitis); transferred to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 12 December 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 28 January 1917; completed 23rd Machine Gun course, with 2nd Class result; rejoined 1st Light Horse Training Regiment from detachment, 17 February 1917. Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 23 September 1917 (orchitis); discharged, 25 September 1917. Joined Details Camp, Moascar, from 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 16 March 1918. Medical Board, 11 March 1918: classified B 2 (orchitis); defective vision, 3 June 1918. Admitted to No s Australian Stationary Hospital, 4 September 1918 (neuralgia of testicles); discharged to duty, 26 September 1918. Classified B 2 by Medical Board, 11 November 1918 (orchitis). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Aeneas' (orchitis); disembarked Melbourne, 5 February 1919, awaiting first available transport to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane, 3 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CAVE Francis William |