Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg,Francis Edmund Allen Waugh, William
Service Service Number Number 1494 2406 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 10th June 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Belgium
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NAME
Waugh, Francis William
SERVICE NO
2406
UNIT RANK
Private
AGE at Enlistment
26 yrs 9 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH
Scarborough, Yorkshire
ADDRESS
Teralba Rd., Adamstown
OCCUPATION
Fitters labourer, NSW Railways & Tramways
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
17 May 1916
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Newcastle, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN
Wife;- Laura Sussanah May Waugh, Teralba Rd., Adamstown
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height-5’6½”. Weight-125lbs. Chest-32-34”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown. Tattoo L/Forearm
RELIGION
Methodist
EMBARKED
17 Oct 1916 Sydney- per A30 “Borda”
DISEMBARKED
9 Jan 1917 Plymouth
NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED
10 Jun 1917-instantly by shell explosion, Le Poterie Farm, to the right of Messines Ridge Belgium
BURIED
Ploegsteert Wood Strand Military Cem., Plot 5 Row B
MEDALS
British War Medal-49871, Victory Medal-49359. Memorial Plaque & Scroll326447.
DEPENDANTS
child;- Francis William Waugh
PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE
Wife/ Manchester Unity/
Gosford Times 13th June 1918 ROLL OF HONOR WAUGH – In loving memory of our dear brother-in-law, Private Francis William (Frank), killed in action in France, 10th June, 1917. He sleeps beside his comrades In an honored grave in France. Inserted by C.G. and R.G. Stamp, Ourimbah.
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