His story
Edward Alexander Francis worked as a student.
He was living in Powick in 1911.
Son of E. W. Francis, of “The Badhams,” Bishop’s Frome, Worcester.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number TT/02156. His unit was 1st Camel Hosp.
He died on 29 May 1918, aged 20. He is commemorated at Jerusalem Memorial.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Student
- Residence recorded
- Powick
- Family
- Son of E. W. Francis, of "The Badhams, " Bishop's Frome, Worcester.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/02156
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 1st Camel Hosp
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 29 May 1918
- Age
- 20
- Cemetery or memorial
- Jerusalem Memorial
- Grave reference
- Panel 55.
Connected men
- Cyril Henry Rowland FOXELLAlso commemorated at Jerusalem Memorial
Sources and further reading
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission records
- Research record number: 341
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Edward Alexander Francis”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/francis-edward-alexander-tt-02156/.
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