MCBRIDE, Francis Andrew
| Service Number: | SX868 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 October 1939, Port Pirie, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, SA, 30 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Crystal Brook Stanilaus School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Papua, 28 August 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A2 A 27 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates, Crystal Brook District WW2 Roll of Honour, Crystal Brook WW2 Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Oct 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SX868, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Port Pirie, SA | |
| 31 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, SX868, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Son of Peter Joseph and Hannah Cecilia McBRIDE, husband of Jean Mercia McBRIDE of Port Pirie, SA
ON WHOSE SOUL, SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY. LOVING HUSBAND OF JEAN
L/CPL Francis Andrew McBride, 2/10th Batt, AIF of 117 Gertrude Street, Port Pirie. Aged 27, married. Son of Mr PJ and the late Mrs McBride, of Crystal Brook. Educated at Crystal Brook Stanilaus School. He was fond of tennis and football and was a member of 2/10th Regimental Band. Enlisted September 1039. Was a stretcher bearer in Tobruk, Egypt and Syrian campaigns. Returned to Australia in March 1942. Died on August 28 1942, of wounds recieved in Japanese attack on Milne Bay.
Information supplied by The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War
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