| Service number | S3074 |
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| Ranks Held | Lieutenant Colonel, Second Lieutenant |
| Birth Date | 09/01/1887 |
| Birth Place | Australia: South Australia, Blyth |
| Death Date | 16/09/1944 |
| Death Place | Australia |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Army |
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Lieutenant Colonel Francis Mayfield Best
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2 Australian Technical Training Centre (Schools)
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
Timeline
| Career summary 10 | *** NO ACTIVE SERVICE *** | |
|---|---|---|
| Career summary 1 | commanding officer 27th battalion | |
| Date of birth | 09/01/1887 | Blyth Plains, SA |
| Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | 31/05/1916 | |
| WW1 Service 1 | 31/05/1916 | enlisted AIF ENGR |
| Date commissioned | 01/04/1917 | |
| Date of embarkation | 08/08/1917 | |
| WW1 Service 2 | 01/04/1917 | 2lieutenant |
| WW1 Service 3 | 17/03/1918 | lieutenant 5thDivisionEngr |
| Interwar Service 1 | 01/01/1920 | lieutenant Reserve of Officers |
| WW1 Service 4 | 14/02/1920 | demobilised |
| Interwar Service 2 | 27/05/1926 | captain AE |
| Interwar Service 3 | 01/12/1928 | major |
| Interwar Service 4 | 22/08/1930 | 3 Light Horse |
| Appointment | 1934-05-01 - 1940-02-19 | Battalion: 27th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Reason for end of appointment: age |
| Interwar Service 5 | 01/05/1934 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 27th battalion |
| Career summary 2 | 01/02/1940 | Retired List |
| Career summary 3 | 25/08/1941 | seconded RAE(M) |
| Career summary 5 | 25/08/1941 | chief instructor MT Training School (3MD) |
| Career summary 4 | 25/08/1941 | full time duty Headquarters 4MD |
| Career summary 6 | 31/12/1943 | chief instructor 2 Tech Training School (Headquarters Vic) |
| Career summary 9 | 16/09/1944 | Died of illness (carcinoma of bladder) |
| Date of death | 16/09/1944 | |
| Career summary 8 | 19/08/1944 | medical administering Hosp from leave |
| Career summary 7 | 30/07/1944 | attached 2 Aust Tech Training School (SA) |