Albert George FRANCE

Regimental number7229
Place of birthHorsham, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressHorsham, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs M J P France, Winchelsea, Victoria
Enlistment date29 November 1916
Place of enlistmentHorsham, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHarbonnieres, France
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialTerlincthun British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 33), Wimille, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Loyal Grampian Lodge No 168, IOOF, Roll of Honour, Horsham Historical Society. Parents: John and Sarah FRANCE. Native of Horsham, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal