FRANCIS, Harold
| Service Number: | 6988 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, New South Wales, 15 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Auburn, New South Wales, 30 April 1963, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hamilton St. Peter's Anglican Church Honor Roll, Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 4th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded Broodseinde Ridge, GSW (hand) | |
| 9 Jun 1918: | Wounded Merris (France), 2nd occasion - GSW (right leg) | |
| 31 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 4th Infantry Battalion |
My pop
My pop Harold Francis was born on the 15th of May 1894 in Hamilton, N.S.W., Australia. He was 22 years and 5 months old when he enlisted on the 16th of October 1916 in Newcastle, N.S.W. He embarked from Sydney on the Suevi on 11th of November, 1916. Disembarked in Devonport on the 30th of January, 1917. He then left from England to France. He was wounded in action in France gun shot wound to hand in 1917. Was wounded again in action, gun shot wound to leg 1918. Returned to Australia in 1919 and was discharged. He married Lily and had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls he died aged 68 on the 30th of April 1963, in Auburn, N.S.W., Australia. I am very proud of my pop.
Submitted 5 March 2015 by Stella grundy
Too Dearly Loved To Ever Be Forgotten
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