Regimental number | 25 |
Place of birth | Southport, Queensland |
School | Richmond Hill State School, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Southport, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Brother, G R Caless, Ayr PO, Ayr, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets as 2Lt. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Francis Burleigh Caless on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXV, Row F, grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Delia CALESS, Ayr, Queensland. Born at Southport, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother |