Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial
France and Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Rocquigny Road British Cemetery
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
5 Nov 1914 in Egypt	~	Farnborough
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted Date	Other War Memorials
Battle of Cambrai (Bourlon Wood)	Mobilised Aug 1914	Christ Church, Lee Green, Lewisham, London
		St Mary’s Church, Ticehurst
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units	St Michael & All Angels, Bedford Park, Chiswick
Bourlon Wood, Bourlon, France	2nd Bn County of London Yeomanry

Other Military Information

• Joined the 2nd. Bn (Westminster Dragoons) County of London Yeomanry in February 1912
• Oct 1914 Posted to Egypt with his battalion
• 1915 to Gallipoli where he contracted jaundice and was invalided home on 25 Nov 1915
• July 1916 joined an OTC at Lichfield in July 1916 and was gazetted 2nd. Lieutenant, 20th Battn. the London Regiment
• Posted to France and in April/May 1917 took part in Battle of Bullecourt where he was wounded and again posted home to recover
• October 1915 returned to the front in France 

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

On 2nd December 1917 Francis was wounded by a shell splinter during a German counterattack in the front lines at Bourlon Wood and died in hospital the following day

Plaque at St. Mary's Ticehurst	Rocquigny Road British Cemetery