HALSALL, Francis Claude
| Service Number: | 9309 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Creighton, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Creighton, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Creighton State School and Euroa State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Romsey, Victoria, 30 May 1986 |
| Cemetery: |
Longwood Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Kerrie District Honour Roll, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9309, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 9309, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 9309, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 9309, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Passchendaele , Gassed | |
| 27 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 9309, 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Francis Claude Halsall
Francis Claude Halsall known as Claude son of Alfred Edward Halsall and Elizabeth Alice McCartney. Born 27 September 1894, Creighton, Victoria
Known as Claude he was the first of the Halsall Family to enlist. He was not yet 21 years of Age when he joined on 17th August 1915, He was attached to the 12th battery 4th Field Artillery Brigade and after a few months training sailed from Victoria on 18th November 1915. He arrived in Egypt via the Sues Canal and saw service in Egypt, France and Belgium. His battle honors are extensive and comprise an almost complete list of the great battles that took place in France and Belgium from 1916 to the end of 1918. He was gassed in November 1917 and spent many months in hospital in England but unfortunately made a complete recovery and soon rejoined his battery in France. He was still in the thick of fighting when hostilities ceased on 11th November 1918. He returned to Melbourne via Canary Islands and Cape Town and landed back on 5th July 1919. His rank was then Corporal. Claude had a very fine army record and certainly did his share in those grim years.
Written by Alfred Vernon Halsall in 1963 for a booklet produced for the Halsall Family Reunion.
Submitted 28 May 2020 by Vicki Worland
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