Regimental number | 7003 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Bookmaker |
Address | 8 Chelsea Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Crawford Francis, 8 Chelsea Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 16 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarina on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery (Plot I, row L, Grave No. 14), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Ann Eliza FRANCIS. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |