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KANE, Francis John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 893 |
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Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Liverpool, England, 1887 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Church sacristan |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 February 1917 |
Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block O, Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 4, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 893, 31st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 893, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 893, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 893, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), SW to left shoulder and leg. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 30 September 1916. | |
18 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 893, 31st Infantry Battalion, GSW to left shoulder and neck sustained in front line at Needle Trench. Evacuated to 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen however died of wounds (and tetanus) on 1 February 1917. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Parents: Joseph Augustus and Elizabeth KANE; husband of Janet KANE, 237 McCrae Street, Bendigo, Victoria.
Native of Liverpool, England