Corporal

Eric John Francis

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of Mr. G. C. Francis, of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/1052
Name:
Eric John Francis
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
George C. Francis (brother), Bridgetown, Elizabeth Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of W. Stewart, Studholme Road, Waimate, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 October 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. B. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Eric John Francis
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