FRANCIS, Bryan Garnett
| Service Number: | SX1194 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millswood, SA, 8 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Libya, 15 May 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Pathway of Honour - The Rats of Tobruk WW2 Memorial, Adelaide Savings Bank of South Australia Honour Roll WW2, Adelaide The Siege of Tobruk Commemorative Cross, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Private, SX1194, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX1194, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Bryan Francis
Bryan Garnett Francis had been a bank clerk.
He was born at Millswood, SA on 8/2/1919, the only son of Archibald Roy Francis, a teacher, and Emily Grace Francis (nee Garnett), and had sisters Jean (b.1916), Elma (b.1922) and Patricia (B.1924) (From SAGHS website).
My father, Bert Evans, SX4626, of 6 Recovery Section 2/2 Army Field Workshops, knew Bryan from schooldays (Unley High School), and in a letter home, mentioned going to the 2/10 to catch up with Bryan on 1/1/1941, 6 weeks before Bryan was killed,as both were in the Tobruk area during the siege. (Tobruk Rats).
Bryan is buried in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Libya, about 25km west of Tobruk.
Refer also to World War 1 record on this website of Archibald Roy Francis, Bryan's father, who was awarded the Military Cross.
(J. Soroka, Seaton, SA).
Submitted 19 August 2016 by Joan Soroka
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