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LOMMAN, Francis Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6704, S80347 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 13 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kilkenny, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assistant Minister |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 9 November 1968, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Row: Wall 136 Plot: D009 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Royal Oak Lodge Honor Roll, Curramulka Uniting Church WW1 Pictorial Roll of Honor , Curramulka War Memorial, Exeter Semaphore Uniting Church (fmly Wesleyan) Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Bowmans Methodist Church & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
Peacetime
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6704, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6704, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' |
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| 26 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 23 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Peacetime
| 4 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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World War 2 Service
| 3 Jul 1942: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, S80347, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 3 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, S80347 |
Personal Stories
Occupation and Marriage
Francis married Ethel GLUIS (1893-1981) on the 27 May 1916 in Norwood Wesley Church, South Australia and they had 8 children. He later became a Methodist Minister.
Submitted 15 September 2015 by Leonard Binks
Biography
Also served as Lieutenant in the Volunteer Defence Corps in WW2
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