WREN, Francis Robert
| Service Number: | 5706 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, August 1877 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Acute Bronchitis, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, Englan, United Kingdom, 6 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5706, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5706, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5706, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 6th January…… Private Francis Robert Wren was born at Geelong, Victoria in 1877. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 29th February, 1916 as a 31 year old, married, Hairdresser from Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Private Francis Robert Wren embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 25th September, 1916 with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Battalion, 15th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 11th November, 1916.
On 1st January, 1917 Private Wren was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire seriously ill.
Private Francis Robert Wren died on 6th January, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Acute Bronchitis.
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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