HAVEY, Francis
Service Number: | 336 |
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Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville, SA |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Thebarton, South Austrlia, 16 September 1888 |
Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Bootmaker |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 20 October 1917, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 336, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, SA | |
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13 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver | |
23 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 336, 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Peter HAVEY and Ellen nee KEOGH, Lurline Street, West Adelaide, SA
Private FRANK HAVEY, nephew of Mrs. M. Durkin, Smith-street, Southwark, died of wounds on October 20. He was a member of the 10th Battalion, and was present at the landing at Gallipoli, going right through till the evacuation. Afterwards he went on to France, where he received his wounds. He was of a kind and gentle disposition, and beloved by all. His term of service to the Empire extended over three years . His brother died of meningitis in camp two years ago.