Francis Arthur De Vere PINCHIN

PINCHIN, Francis Arthur De Vere

Service Numbers: 57966, N213763
Enlisted: 21 November 1917, Enlisted in Brisbane at the age of 18.
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: CULCAIRN, NSW, 5 January 1900
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Jackeroo
Died: 3 September 1983, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Aramac War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

21 Nov 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 57966, Enlisted in Brisbane at the age of 18.
17 Jul 1918: Embarked Private, 57966, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney
17 Jul 1918: Involvement Private, 57966, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
18 Dec 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 57966, 15th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia.
5 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 57966, 15th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

29 Nov 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N213763
29 Nov 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N213763, Rank Lieutenant with Eastern Command Engineers. Occupation listed as Mining Engineer. Enlisted Paddington NSW.
2 Feb 1942: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N213763

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Biography contributed by Matthew Whitehead

On his enlistment into the Australian Army in 1941 Francis Pinchin has listed that he served six years with the Bombay Light Horse (unknown dates) after WW1.