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Bertram FRANCIS

Regimental number771
Place of birthLangly More, Durham, England
SchoolDurham, England
Age on arrival in Australia19.3
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressKline Street, Weston, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Patrick Francis, Ivy House, Onslow Terrace, Langley Moor, Durham, England
Enlistment date3 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row N, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and jane FRANCIS, Ivy House, Littleburn Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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