MARCHANT, Francis Albert
| Service Number: | 16039 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Midland Junction, Western Australia , 29 December 1914 |
| Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Motor Accident), Geraldton, Western Australia, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia, 19 February 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Geraldton War Cemetery, Western Australia Plot A Row A Grave 8, Geraldton War Cemetery, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 16039 | |
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| 16 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 16039 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Francis Albert Marchant 16039 of 4SFTS was killed in a motorcycle accident near Geraldton (his death is mentioned on page 473 of book “RAAF Historical Record of Number 4 Service Flying Training School Geraldton WA” compiled by D.J. Brenkley)
COLLISION WITH TRUCK
MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED
A TERRIFIC IMPACT
At the Geraldton Courthouse on Tuesday last, before the coroner (Mr. T. H. Hannah), an inquest was conducted into the circumstances attending the death of Francis Albert Marchant, aged 28 years, of the R.A.A.F., who met with his death on Friday, last as the result of injuries received in a collision between the motor cycle he was riding and a military truck.....
Ref.- Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947), Wed 24 Feb 1943, Page 1 - COLLISION WITH TRUCK
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