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FRANCIS, Edgar Davy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 411137 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6 Advanced Flying Unit (RAF) |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 6 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Accidental (plane crash), Little Rissington, England, United Kingdom, 19 August 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Little Rissington (St Peter) Churchyard, Gloucestershire, England Little Rissington (St Peter) Churchyard, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wangaratta High School War Memorial Gates, Wangaratta Holy Trinity Cathedral Honour Roll WW2, Wangaratta War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 411137, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411137 | |
| 19 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411137, 6 Advanced Flying Unit (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...411137 Sergeant Edgar Davy Francis of Lavender Bay, NSW. Sgt Francis enlisted in the RAAF on 29 April 1941, and served with 6 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit RAF. He was accidentally killed in England on 19 August 1942. Sgt Francis was a brother to Flying Officer Alan Henry Francis RAAF who was killed over Germany on 18 November 1944." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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