ARMSTRONG, Francis Leofric
| Service Numbers: | 34501, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1901, Prince of Wales, Light Horse |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Perry, Queensland, Australia, 25 October 1880 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 10 May 1915, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Boer War Honour Board, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1, East Brisbane War Memorial, United Service Club |
Boer War Service
| 29 Apr 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 34501, Prince of Wales, Light Horse | |
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| 1 Nov 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 34501 |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Second Lieutenant Francis Leofric (Frank) Armstrong, 15 Battalion, of Kangaroo Point, Qld. A veteran of the war in South Africa (Boer War) and a former bank clerk, 2nd Lt Armstrong enlisted on 9 October 1914. As a member of E Company, he embarked for overseas service from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. 2nd Lt Armstrong was promoted to Lieutenant (Lt) in February 1915. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 10 May 1915, aged 33, and was buried at Quinn's Post." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed
Francis Leofric ARMSTRONG was born in Mt Perry in Queensland on 25th October, 1880
His parents were Octavius ARMSTRONG & Jessie Augusta FRANCIS
He married Annie Endeavour MacKAY in Queensland on 1st June 1914
He served in both the Boer War and WW1
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