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KANE, Francis William

Service Number:	233
Enlisted:	9 September 1914, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, 25 December 1891
Home Town:	Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Barker College, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 23 May 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 233, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 233, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 233, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
12 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 233, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
23 May 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 233, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 233 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-23

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Dr Francis W and Blanche Agnes KANE of Garryowen, Reynolds Street, Neutral Bay, NSW