| Regimental number | 10/2139 |
| Address | Owhango |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, W Francis, Owhango |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs William Francis, Te Aroha, Thames |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'In the Noutillerie Sector on the 3rd day of February 1917 this N.C.O was in charge of the left Bombing Party of a Raiding Party of 22 all ranks. He showed great courage and good leadership with the result three prisoners were captured and brought away. He has done excellent work on previous occasions in France.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth |