FRENCH, Bernard Russell
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 21 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, Sydney University (St. Paul's College) |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Edgeworth, Gloucester, England, 10 February 1966, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Yeoval NSW Solicitors in WWI Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, Officer, Unspecified British Units |
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BERNARD RUSSELL FRENCH, son of Sir John Russell
French, K.B.E. (General Manager of the Bank of New South Wales) and Lady Margaret Anne French, was born at Christchurch, New Zealand, on 21st March, 1884. He was educated at the Sydney Grammar School and subsequently proceeded to the Sydney University (St. Paul's College) where he took the degrees of B.A. and LLB.
He enlisted in September, 1914, as lieutenant in the Royal Munster Fusiliers (Service Battalion) and was promoted to the rank of captain in the Regular British Army in 1917. Brevet Major French saw service in Palestine, acting as lieutenant-colonel in charge of a battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his fine work at that time. He was mentioned in despatches by Sir Bryan Mahon and Sir Edward Allenby, and was awarded the Silver Medal of the Crown of Italy. For his services in Northern Russia he was promoted to the rank of brevet major.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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