Francis Marrett SECKER

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SECKER, Francis Marrett

Service Number:	177
Enlisted:	29 June 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia , July 1890
Home Town:	Lucindale, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia , 14 December 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide Christian Brothers' College WW1 Roll of Honor, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Jun 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 177, 32nd Infantry Battalion
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 177, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 177, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
20 Jul 1916:	Imprisoned
15 Aug 1916:	Wounded Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 177, 32nd Infantry Battalion
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 177, 32nd Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Wounded 177, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School

Francis Marret Secker (1890-1963), station hand and solider was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He was the son of Elizabeth Cecilia Secker and brother of May Catherine Plate. He was educated at Christian Brothers College. He enlisted on the 29th of June 1915 in Keswick, South Australia at 25 years old. Secker embarked on the 18th of November 1915 in Gellong at the age of 25. He was captured at Fromelles and served out the war as POW.

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