Arthur Ernest FRANCIS

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Service Number:	795
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, 1893
Home Town:	North Fitzroy, Victoria
Schooling:	King Street State School, West Melbourne
Occupation:	Wood Machinist
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 21 July 1916
Cemetery:	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Likely killed in action 19-20 July 1916 at Battle of Fromelles - a few 31st Battalion men had the date the 21st Incorrectly stated as their date of death.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 795, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 795, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne

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