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Francis Charles SEYMOUR

Regimental number3304
Place of birthAscot Vale, Melbourne, Vcitoria
Place of birthAscot Vale, Victoria
Schoolno. 2608 State School, Bank St, Ascot Vale, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway Signaller
Address22 Walter Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Janet Seymour, 22 Walter Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Cadets.
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 4 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHarbonnieres, France
Age at death20.10
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row F, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Fraancis and Janet SEYMOUR, Avondale Avenue, Chelsea, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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