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MASSEY, Francis Ernest
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 395 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Oxford, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bridgetown, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Stanton St John School & Central School, Oxford, England |
| Occupation: | Sleeper Hewer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - left thigh and shoulder, 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 26 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 264 Chaplain G. H. Gavin officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bridgetown War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 26 years
Next of kin given as his sister Rose Mason, Clifton Hampton, Oxford, England
He was described as being a happy bloke and was promoted to Lance Corporal on his birthday
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal