Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR
5th LHR, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Francis Joseph De Warren
Francis Joseph De Warren
Service number: 713
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 5th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: DE WARREN, Cpl. Francis Joseph, 713. 5th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 20. Son of Elizabeth and the late Joseph de Warren, of Trafalgar, Cleveland, Queensland. Native of Roma, Queensland. B. 84.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Francis Joseph De Warren from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 713 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 'Canberra', Milton, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph De Warren, 'Solysti', White Road, Wynnum South, Brisabane, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 14 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 84), Egypt. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth DE WARREN, "Trafalgar", Cleveland, Queensland. Native of Roma, Queensland |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 5th LHR, Roll of Honour, Francis Joseph De Warren
