Francis Roland WHELAN

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Service Number:	3960
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Enlisted at Shepparton, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bristol, England, 1897
Home Town:	Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	Trafalgar School, Twickenham, England
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Hazebrouck, France, 14 April 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3960, Enlisted at Shepparton, Victoria
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3960, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3960, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide
16 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field
18 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 3960, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3960 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-14

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Arrived in Australia aged 16 years

Residential address at the time of enlistment was 1 Irrigation Estate, Shepparton, Victoria

Son of Mary Ellen Whelan of 1 Hill Avenue, Totterdown, Bristol, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal