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WILLS, Francis George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2451 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 15 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Exeter Semaphore Uniting Church (fmly Wesleyan) Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, 2451, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, 2451, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Adelaide | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2451, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2451 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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