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Francis William ABRAHAMS

Regimental number6028
Place of birthGoulburn, New South Wales
SchoolChurch of England School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOxford Street, Burwood, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8.75"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Abrahams, Oxford Street, Burwood, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Compulsory Training Scheme.
Enlistment date4 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 September 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death24.6
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III.Row A.Grave No. 40), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Marcus William and Martha ABRAHAMS, 11 Railway Crescent, Buwood, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ABRAHAMS Francis William

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