Francis Laurel VERTUE

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Service Number:	3297
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3297, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3297, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3297, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm

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"THE LATE PRIVATE F. L. VERTUE.

Mr. W. Vertue, of Glenelg, has been notified that Private F. L. Vertue, previously reported wounded and missing died on the battlefield." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 18 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)