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DRANE, Francis
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Drane, Francis Alfred - Ancestry Birth details |
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| Service Number: | VX31242 |
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1940, Royal Park, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 29 November 1909 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX31242 | |
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| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX31242, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Royal Park, Vic. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James DRANE and Agnes Theresa nee BRENNAN
Sept 1943 - News this week comes from prisoners of war in FRANK SMITH (son of Mr and Mrs Vic. Smith) and FRANK DRANE, brother of Charlie Drane. These lads wrote to the R.S.L. from Italy and said that they had received a lovely parcel each from the R.S.L.—were in excellent spirits and health.
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