Francis Frederick TOWNSEND

TOWNSEND, Francis Frederick

Service Number: 2918
Enlisted: 10 August 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Burnie Tasmania Australia, 1896
Home Town: Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Prospector
Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 8 October 1917
Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnie Baptist Church HR, Burnie War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

10 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
27 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2918, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2918, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
8 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 2918, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2918 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-08

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