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Francis Walter FACER

Regimental number1117
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolPublic School (London?), England
Other trainingNil
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
Address56 Grove Road, Grays, Essex, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, F Facer, 56 Grove Road, Grays, Essex, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*date of fate 26 to 27th
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death33
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row C, Grave No. 9), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115

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