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MCENCROE, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1027 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 30 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 21 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Perth War Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1027, 28th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1027, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1027, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Francis died during the attack on Gird Trench near Warlencourt, by the 28th Battalion, an action which cost the unit over 100 dead and missing. His brother, 2185 Pte. Pierce Thomas McEncroe, also of the 28th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action near Armentieres some five months before, on 29 May 1916, age 22.
These boys’ father, John Patrick McEncroe had passed in Subiaco, WA, during 1915. Their mother, Eliza Alice McEncroe received their medals and effects.