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FRANCIS, Henry Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2893 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Bulumwaal, Victoria, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Black Watch Shaft, France, 27 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row C, Grave 12, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2893, Mining Corps | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2893, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2893, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2893, Mining Corps, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2893, Mining Corps, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2893, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2893 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-11-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John and Mary Ann FRANCIS, Bulumwaal, Victoria.
Two brothers also served in WW1: 4498 Pte John FRANCIS, 6th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 3989 Pte Reginald FRANCIS, 8th Bn, died of wounds, 20 September 1917.