Francis O'DWYER

O'DWYER, Francis

Service Number: 6325
Enlisted: 28 April 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Kilmore East, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Student
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 7
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
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World War 1 Service

28 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6325, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
11 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 6325, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
11 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 6325, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Michael O'Dwyerand Johanna O'Dwyer of Kilmore East, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal