DE MEUR, Francis Clement
| Service Numbers: | 1393, 3530 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Pozieres, France, 15 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1393, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1393, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1393, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3530, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3530, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1393, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1393 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Francis Clement DE MEUR was born in North Sydney, New South Wales in 1895.
His parents were Clement Richard DE MEUR & Mary Frances LARKIN who married in Sydney on 27th May, 1886
He enlisted with the 13th Infantry Battalion on 9th September, 1914 & embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Ulysses on 22nd December, 1914 (SN 1393)
Due to illness he left Suez on 3rd August, 1915 aboard HMAT Port Lincoln to return to Australia
On 11th October 1915 he re-emarked for overseas with the 11th reinforcements of the 5th Infantry Battalion from Melbourne on board the HMAT Nestor on 11th October, 1915
On 4th March, 1916 he rejoined his original unit, 13th Infantry Battalion and was reassigned his previous regimental number (1393)
Francis was Killed in Action in Pozieres in France on 15th August, 1916 - no known grave
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