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FETTES, John Corrigall
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1941 |
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Enlisted: | 4 February 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1895 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Stockbridge Public School and Broughton High Grade School, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Occupation: | Butcher |
Died: | Died of wounds - thigh and left leg, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 23 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row K, Grave 36 Headstone inscription reads: Loved son of Mr. & Mrs. G. Fettes of Edinburgh, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, North Fremantle Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1941, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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22 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1941, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
22 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1941, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1941, 11th Infantry Battalion, Bomb wounds to the thigh and left leg (later amputated) | |
23 Aug 1915: | Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of George and Isabella Fettes of 'Stormness' Dairco Road, North Fremantle, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served 12 months in the 9th Royal Scots Territorial Force, Edinburgh, Scotland