REES, Francis Sidney Willyama
| Service Numbers: | 1974, 1974A |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1915, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Central School, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row F, Grave 12, Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1974, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, SA | |
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| 23 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1974, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1974, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 1974A, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1974A awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Francis Sidney Willyama REES was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales in 1889
His parents were Rees Coventry REES & Eliza WELLS who married in St Johns Church of England, Belfast (Port Fairy) Victoria on 21st February, 1874
He married Eliza HOSSACK on 24th July, 1915 at the residence of the Reverend T. SHANKS in Semaphore, South Australia
He enlisted in Keswick, South Australia on 18th May, 1915 and embarked with the 27th Infantry Battalion, 3rd reinforcements from Adelaide on the RMS Morea on 23rd August, 1915
Francis died of Wounds in France on 3rd June 1918 and is buried in the Outtersteere Communal Cemetery Extension
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