BACKMAN F.G.

Given Names:  Francis Gustaff

Service Number:  2279

Unit:  38th Battalion, 4th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  26 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7 In                     

Weight:  124 Lbs

Chest:  32-34 In

Hair:  Dark

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  27/7/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John Backman

8 Derrick Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  20/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Port Lincoln A17

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Thermistocles                                  

Embarked:  12/6/1919                               

Disembarked:  7/8/1919

Unit:  38th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  15/9/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  57843

Victory Medal:  56357

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  25/4/1890

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  John Engelbert BACKMAN          

Mother:  Rachael SNOWDEN

MARRIAGE

Year:  1921     

Place:             

Spouse: Stella Myrtle EVANS

DEATH

Date or Year: 1966                                 

Place: Brunswick, Victoria                       

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Holy Trinity Kew

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  V350762                                       

Date Enlisted:  21/3/1942                                        

Date Discharged:  8/10/1945

COMMENTS

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