FRANCOMBE, Cecil
| Service Number: | 552 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool. NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oxford, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Grammar School, Clapham Junction, London, England |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Memorialised on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 552, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool. NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 552, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 552, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 19th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 19th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 4 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 19th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 552, 19th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right hand. Evacuated to England on 9 April 1918 | |
| 18 Jul 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 552, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 552 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-07-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Possible birth record.
Births Sep 1892 Bennett Charles Bradfield 2c 315
Bradfield spans the boundaries of the counties of Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire.
He was 26.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
At the time of enlistment Cecil was residing at 54 Thompson Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
Born as Charles Bennett son of Lavinia Margaret Bennett of Clapham Common South West London but was adopted at the age of two months by his foster mother Elizabeth Mary Francombe of 'Beltana' 5 Wardell Street, Petersham, NSW previously of Darlinghurst, NSW. Also known as Elizabeth Mary Clarnett
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal to his foster mother
Also served in the 5th London Rifles of the London Rifle Brigade