BUGBY, Francis Eli Cromwell
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Bowden, Sherborne, England, 2 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kingston School, Yeovil, Somerset |
| Occupation: | Certified Officer - Mercantile Marine |
| Died: | Suicide , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 June 1920, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales Roman Catholic - Section 14 Special (east) Plot 1741, Row 6 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Gun shot wounds to knee & forearm | |
| 26 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Gassed | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Trench Mortar Battery, 1st Division medium & heavy Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 1 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Trench Mortars awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1920-06-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Francis was born as Eli Cromwell BUGBY on 2nd November, 1892 at Bowden, Sherborne, England
His parents were Charles BUGBY & Hannah CLARKE
He was bound (took out an indenture) on the 8th August, 1908 for 4 years as a Mercant Seaman in Sunderland, England and in 1911 he was training at Holy Trinity & St Mary, Yorkshire (East Riding) registration district of Hull & gained his 2nd mate certificate in 1912 & his 1st mate certificate in 1914
He arrived in Sydney in 1914 from London on the ship Borda where he was listed as a Ships Officer - his father back in England was a Master Mariner
He married Brigid (Dell) LEE on 17th October, 1914 in St Francis Church, Paddington, Sydney and had one known child, Frances T (Tom) born in 1915
He enlisted on 1st August, 1916 in the 117 Howitzer Brigade and embarked from Sydney on HMAT Aeneas on 30th September, 1916
Francis was wounded in action on 21st July, 1917 with a gun shot wound to his knee & forearm and was gassed on 26th July, 1917 & taken to 3rd London General Hospital
He returned to Australia on 23rd March, 1919 & was discharged on 1st August, 1919
He was suffering from shell shock & worrying about getting a job after returning from the war when sadly he committed suicide by hanging on 21st June, 1920 - he is buried in Waverley General Cemetery
ALWAYS REMEMBERED
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