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Before the Great War, Mr Francis was a school teacher. Towards the end of his war service, he had the opportunity to attend professional development training that would further his career in education services. He attended the AIF Instruction Services School and later Education Services Training School at Cambridge, UK. Upon return to Australia, he was an Education Officer, and he took up posting in Pt Lincoln. Mr Francis, MC, continues to contribute to public education services and was awarded MBE in 1954 for his services in Primary School Curriculum Board, SA.
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1891Birth in Fitzroy -- VIC, Australia 28 July 1891
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1913Tertiary education at Adelaide University, South Australia, SA, Australia 1913
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1915Teacher at Salisbury -- SA, Australia 1915
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1915Married 1915 at Church of Christ : Church of Christ, Grote Street [ Adelaide Australia ]
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1916Military service as Second Lieutenant 25 July 1916
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1918Military service as Lieutenant at Cambridge --, England 1918
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1919Military service as 2nd Lieutenant 28 March 1919
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1923Tertiary education at Adelaide University, South Australia, SA, Australia 1923
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1925Head Teacher at Port Lincoln -- SA, Australia 1925
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1954Awarded Primary Schools Curriculum Board, SA 1954
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1974Death in Rose Park -- SA, Australia 10 May 1974
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