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Corporal Arthur Burdett Francis

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1881-03-04
Place of birth: Newbury Berkshire England
Next of kin: E.C.Francis, Stockcross, Newbury, Berkshire, England.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 442378
Highest Rank: Corporal (54th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-05-31 ?
  2. Corporal, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack on Vimy
Awards

British War Medal
Notes: for sale on ebay mar 2010

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 618518
LAC ID: 396336
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3262A-S062
Uploader's Notes: Son of the Rev. Theodore and Mrs. Harriet Eliza Francis.
Uploader's Research notes:

54th Battalion Nominal Roll

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion British War Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-18