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Francis Louis BESTON

Regimental number3168
Place of birthDeloraine, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Beston, 34 Capel Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Date of death8 October 1932
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery

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