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FRANCIS, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX26239 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia , 13 February 1917 |
| Home Town: | Carool, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 21 June 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Grave Q. C. 3. INSCRIPTION LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY WIFE AND CHILDREN , Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX26239 | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 29 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX26239, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jun 1943: | Involvement Private, QX26239, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 26 and the son of Joseph Thomas Francis and Elizabeth Francis; husband of Sylvia Rita May Francis, of Carool, New South Wales.
INSCRIPTION
LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY WIFE AND CHILDREN