Regimental number | 8 |
Place of birth | Sandgate, Queensland |
School | King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Agent |
Address | Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.4 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 182 lbs |
Next of kin | Step-mother, Mrs Paul, Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 7 years in the Cadets; 2 years in 2nd Company, Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 5th Company Army Service Corps, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | No 5 Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Final rank incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Private. |
Place of death or wounding | Sohag, Egypt |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 2), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Margaret/Marguerite PAUL, Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died of smallpox, 18 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PAUL George Francis |