FRANCIS, Eric John
(Service number 23/1052)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Corporal |
|---|
Birth
| Date | 29 May 1895 | Place of Birth | Wellington |
|---|
Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 May 1915 | Age | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | C/- W. Stewart, Studholme Road, Waimate, New Zealand or Mrs Francis, Argyle St, Morningside, Auckland | ||
| Occupation | Farm worker | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | George C Francis (Brother), Bridgetown,Elizabeth Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
|---|
Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 1st Battalion, Nz Rifle Brigade, D Company | ||
| Date | 10 September 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Unit Served With | N Z Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16; Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916; Western Europe 1916-17-18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
| Date of Capture | |
|---|---|
| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
| PoW Serial Number | |
| PoW Camps | |
| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 10 May 1918 | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Death | Le Cateau, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Anneux British Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Brother of G.C. Francis of Palmerston North, New Zealand
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Sept 2013)
External Links
Related Documents
No documents available.
Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
JCl
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.
Tell us more
Do you have information that could be added to this story? Or related images that you are happy to share? Submit them here!