DE DAUNTON, Francis Joseph
| Service Number: | 842 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Port Douglas, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 28 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mossman, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Oakdale Provisional School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 29 July 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.1 Plot XXX, Row C, Grave 13 |
| Memorials: | Mossman War Memorial, Pentland & District Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 842, 25th Infantry Battalion, Port Douglas, Queensland | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 842, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 842, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 842, 25th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Francis Joseph De DAUNTON was born in Charters Towers, Queensland on 28th December, 1890
His parents were Henry Douglas De DAUNTON & Margaret MARSDEN
He enlisted in Port Douglas on 8th March, 1915 & embarked from Brisbane on the HMAT Aeneas on 29th June 1915 with the 25th Infantry Battalion, D Company
Francis was Killed in Action at Pozieres in France on 29th July, 1916 and is buried in the Serre Road Cemetery No. 1
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two of his brothers also served during WW1
1. Henry Marsden De DAUNTON (SN unknown) who died in Queensland on 9th June, 1916
2. John Douglas De DAUNTON (SN2418) who returned to Australia in 1918
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