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Burleigh Francis CALESS

Regimental number25
Place of birthSouthport, Queensland
SchoolRichmond Hill State School, Charters Towers, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSouthport, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinBrother, G R Caless, Ayr PO, Ayr, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets as 2Lt.
Enlistment date19 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Stated to be Francis Burleigh Caless on NR
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXV, Row F, grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Delia CALESS, Ayr, Queensland. Born at Southport, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother

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