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FRANCIS, William Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | N216508 |
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Enlisted: | 12 February 1942 |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Field Bakery Platoon |
Born: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1913 |
Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Certificate of Entry (High School) |
Occupation: | Storeman |
Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 3 December 1944, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot K. Row B. Grave 3. Personal Inscription ~ "REQUIESCAT IN PACE" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, N216508 | |
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12 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N216508 | |
28 Oct 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Driver, 2nd/9th Field Bakery Platoon |
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