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LA FRANCE, Mervyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX4756 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, 8 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | North Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Syria, 12 June 1941, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sidon War Cemetery 3 B 6 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton Glenelg District WW2 Honour Roll, Port Augusta District WW2 Honour Board, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Soldiers' Memorial Band Rotunda |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX4756, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX4756, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Pierre and Florence Maud La France, of Port Augusta West, South Australia.
TWO BROTHERS KILLED IN ACTION
Mrs. P. Le France, of Glenelg, has been informed that her two sons, Pte. Raymond and Pte. Mervyn Le France, have been killed in action. Raymond, 19, was educated at the Glenelg school, and Mervyn, 26, at the North Adelaide school. They enlisted in March, 1940, and sailed for overseas in October.
DUTY WELL DONE FOR THE COUNTRY HE LOVED
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