CULLEY, Francis Drake
| Service Number: | 32239 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Narrandera, New South Wales, 31 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 October 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 8, Row C, Grave 56, Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Busigny, Cambrai, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 32239, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Melbourne | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 32239, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 32239, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 23 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 32239 | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 32239, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 32239 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Francis Drake CULLEY was born at Narrandera, New South Wales on 31st July, 1897
His parents were Henry Langlands CULLEY & Mary Jane SIMPSON
He had served for 3 years in the Citizens Forces before he enlisted in Melbourne on the 20th October, 1916 & embarked on the RMS Osterley on 14th February, 1917 with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 24th reinforcements
Francis was wounded on 23rd April, 1918 with a gun shot wound to his left leg
He was Killed in Action in France on 17th October, 1918 and was initially buried in the Busigny Cemetery and later transferred to the Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 8, Row C, Grave 56
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother John Simpson CULLEY (SN 567) also served in WW1 in the 6th Light Horse Regiment and returned to Australia in November 1915
Another brother Henry Langlands CULLEY (SN 13163) served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
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