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Cecil Francombe

Sergeant

Service No. 552

Age 26

Died on 18 July 1918

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL

Somme, France

Born in England.

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Margaret Smith-White

Cecil Francombe (Born Bennett) in Surrey, England. Resided in Sydney, Australia

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His birth mother Lavinia Bennett (nee Evered) gave birth to eight sons when Cecil was born, so she gave Cecil to her sister to raise. His ad...

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