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CHARLES, Francis John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6260 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 February 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6260, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6260, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Botanist, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Scouting Connection
Francis was the District Secretary for West Sydney, New South Wales and is named on the Scout Association's First World War Roll of Honour
https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/explore/scouting-in-the-first-world-war/
Submitted 19 January 2020 by David Oliver