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SEYMOUR, Francis Douglas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1672 |
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Enlisted: | 11 February 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Beaudesert, Queensland, 1895 |
Home Town: | Cleveland, Redland, Queensland |
Schooling: | Wynnum State School |
Occupation: | Stockman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Bethleem Farm East Cemetery Row E, Grave 6, Bethleem Farm East Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Morningside District Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1672, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1672, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1672, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
14 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1672, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
9 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1672, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry William and Mary Eunice Seymour of Morningside, Cleveland Line, Queensland. HI brother, Henry Deane Seymour was wounded at Messines and hi suncle Arthur Stewart Bridson was killed in action in France
Medals: British WAr Medal, Victory Medal