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Lieutenant George Timothy French

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Lieutenant George Timothy French

Birth
Woodston, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Death
5 Oct 1917 (aged 38)
Belgium
Burial
Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
XX. E. 20.
Memorial ID
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~~~~~Military Service Record, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, World War One~~~~~
Service number:--- 3805
Born:--- Northampton, England, 16th May 1879.
Religion:--- Church of England
Civilian Employment:--- Storekeeper.
Marital status:--- Married
Age on enlistment:--- 36 years
Next of kin:--- Wife, Mrs Matilda Ellen French, Woodford, Queensland.
Attested into AIF:--- 19th July 1915, at Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:--- Lieutenant
Last Unit:--- 26th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Embark from:---Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT Wandilla, on 31st January 1916.
Fate:---Died, 5th October 1917 from shrapnel wounds to the chest, received in action, Belgium.
Burial:--- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Parents:--- Timothy French and Sarah Cooper married 19th April 1864, England.
Wife:--- Matilda Ellen King married George on 21st April 1909, Brisbane, Queensland.
~~~~~Military Service Record, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, World War One~~~~~
Service number:--- 3805
Born:--- Northampton, England, 16th May 1879.
Religion:--- Church of England
Civilian Employment:--- Storekeeper.
Marital status:--- Married
Age on enlistment:--- 36 years
Next of kin:--- Wife, Mrs Matilda Ellen French, Woodford, Queensland.
Attested into AIF:--- 19th July 1915, at Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:--- Lieutenant
Last Unit:--- 26th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Embark from:---Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT Wandilla, on 31st January 1916.
Fate:---Died, 5th October 1917 from shrapnel wounds to the chest, received in action, Belgium.
Burial:--- Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Parents:--- Timothy French and Sarah Cooper married 19th April 1864, England.
Wife:--- Matilda Ellen King married George on 21st April 1909, Brisbane, Queensland.

Gravesite Details

26th Bn. Australian Infantry



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