DE CRESSAC-VILLAGRAND, Francis
| Service Number: | 59124 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 November 1899 |
| Home Town: | Punchbowl, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 26 October 1990, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Roman Catholica Monumental Section 3, Grave 495 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 59124, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 59124, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 59124, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 26 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion, From re-inforcements | |
| 8 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 59124, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Louis de Cressac Villagrand and Annie Florence de Cressac Villagrand of Sydney, NSW. Brother of Victor de Creeas Villagrand who returned to Australia on 12 July 1919 having served with the 1st Battalion.
Between 23 July 1919 and 23 October 1919 Francis studied a Course in Motor Trimming with the Mansion Motor Trimming Garage of York Street, Westminster, London, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 15 December 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medal: British War Medal
During 1939c Francis married Phyllis Mary Atkin in Ashfield, NSW
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