Francis COMMINS

COMMINS, Francis

Service Number: NX52185
Enlisted: 1 July 1940
Last Rank: Signaller
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 27 May 1917
Home Town: Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Barman
Died: Killed in Action, Tel El-Eisa, Egypt, 6 September 1942, aged 25 years
Cemetery: El Alamein War Cemetery
Cemetery/memorial reference: A III. H. 26., El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX52185
1 Jul 1940: Enlisted Private, NX52185, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX52185, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
6 Sep 1942: Involvement Signaller, NX52185, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, KIA Tel el Eisa

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

KIA at Tel el Eisa during an enemy bombardment of 2/17 Bn "D" Company positions.