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WHITECROSS, Francis Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20885 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Alstonville War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, McLeans Ridges Public School and District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 20885, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 20885, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 20885, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20885 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
Scouting Connection
Francis was a Patrol Leader with the 1st Tredegar (3rd Poplar) Troop in London, England and is named on the Scout Association's First World War Roll of Honour.
https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/explore/scouting-in-the-first-world-war/
Submitted 18 January 2020 by David Oliver