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DE WARREN, Francis Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 713 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, Australia, 6 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Milton, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Nudgee College, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Suez, Egypt, 9 August 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery |
| Tree Plaque: |
Roma Heroes Avenue
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 713, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 9 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 713, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 713, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane | |
| 7 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 713, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 713, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 713 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Cpl De Warren, a clerk from Milton, Qld prior to enlistment and following his service at Gallipoli, served in the Middle East where, on 9 August 1916, aged 20, he was killed in action in the Suez Canal Zone and was buried in the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
"Mrs. J. de Warren, Toowong, has received the sad news of the death of her third son F. J. de Warren, of the Light Horse who was killed in action in Egypt on August 9." - from the Brisbane Courier 30 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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