Francis Sebert (Frank) PAXTON

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Service Number:	1695
Enlisted:	18 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1898
Home Town:	Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sawmill Hand
Died:	Wounds, Somme, France, 2 May 1916, aged 18 years
Cemetery:	Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooloolah, Glenview & Highlands WW1 Honour Board, Mooloolah, Glenview and Highlands Honour Roll, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial

18 May 1915:	Enlisted
17 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1695, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1695, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane

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