FFRENCH, Evelyn Alexander Wilson
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Royal Field Artillery |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 21 June 1878 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Church of England Grammar |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
| Died: | Aeorplane crash, near Houslow, England, 23 December 1918, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Golders Green Crematorium Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, |
| Memorials: | Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, Officer, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushman |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Royal Field Artillery |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Evelyn Alexander Wilson Ffrench who was killed while flying near Hounslow, England, on 23rd December 1918 was the son of Mr. Acheson Evelyn and Marion Ffrench.. He was born in 1878 and was at the Preparatory School in 1889 and 1890. He saw active service in the South African War with the Fourth Australian Imperial Contingent, in which he was a Lieutenant, and was in the operations in Rhodesia and the Transvaal, and was there given a commission in the Royal Artillery. Subsequently he had many adventures and experiences in Europe as a journalist, and when war broke out he rejoined his old regiment. He was subsequently wounded. Later he joined the Royal Air Force, and was flying when he met with a fatal accident.
War Services Old Melburnians 1914 - 1918
Biography contributed
Evelyn Alexander Wilson FFRENCH was born in Ballarat, Victoria on 21st June 1878
His parents were Acheson Evelyn FFRENCH & Marion Christina WILSON
He married Blanche Violet WATSON on 18th December, 1908 in St Giles in England
Evelyn served in the the Boer War & World War 1
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