HUNGERFORD, Francis Cecil
| Service Numbers: | 6014, 8014 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Signals Corps |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone attendant |
| Died: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Gordon Gymnastic & Athletics Club Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6014, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 6014, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 8014, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 8014, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 6014, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 26 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Royal Australian Signals Corps | |
| 6 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6014, Royal Australian Signals Corps |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Francis Cecil HUNGERFORD
Regimental Number: 6014
Unit name: 2nd Australian General Hospital, Special Reinforcements
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Telephone Attendant
Address: Bridge Street, Toowoomba, Qld
Age of Enlistment: 19 years and 7 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 21 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs Henrietta Hungerford, Bridge Street, Toowoomba, Qld
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Brisbane, Qld, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra, on 16 August 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: Australian Corps Signal Company
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force at Alexandria, Egypt, on 26 March 1916, disembarked at Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. On leave to England from Wimereux, France on 30 October 1916, rejoining from leave on 8 November 1916. Admitted to No 14 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, on 21 November 1916, with mumps. Discharged to unit on 9 December 1916, Boulogne, France. Transferred to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, Wimereux, on 8 April 1917, and Taken on Strength the same day. Transferred to Aust. Corps Signalling Company on 25 March 1918, as Sapper from 11th Australian Field Ambulance. To Paris, France, on leave 13 September 1918, rejoining unit on 23 September 1918. Then to England on leave on 14 October 1918, rejoining from leave on 31 October 1918.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HT Sardinia, 19 April 1919, disembarking 11 June 1919. He was discharged from the A.I.F. on 6 August 1919. He married Ada May Higgins, 30 July 1921, New Farm, Qld.
Place of Death: 1976, Brisbane, Brisbane, Qld
Medals/Citations: 1914/15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
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