Waugh, Francis William

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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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8376710

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