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FRANCIS, George Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | N265740 |
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Enlisted: | 30 October 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 42 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Milton, New South Wales, Australia, 17 July 1922 |
Home Town: | Ulladulla, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 22 August 1943, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery P. C. 14. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, N265740 | |
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30 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265740, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
3 Jan 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF, Taken on Strength in the field from N.G.F.A.R.D. | |
9 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265740, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF, Townsville QLD per 'Duntroon', disembarked Milne Bay, New Guinea | |
22 Aug 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265740, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF, KIA Salamaua, New Guinea |
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