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FAIRBEARD, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 55 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Kirkee, India, May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Belmont, Belmont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Catholic School, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - left side and thigh, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea. Chaplain Lt. Colonel Hugo officiated Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Belmont War Memorial, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Victoria Park Church of the Transfiguration Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 55, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 55, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (LHS and Thigh), medevac'd to Hospital ship. D.O.W. | |
| 22 Dec 2014: | Embarked Private, 55, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 5 years
Son of Charles Henry Fairbeard and Mary Catherine Gertrude Fairbeard of Roads Board, Belmont, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served an apprenticeship with Dwyer, Carroll & Daniels, Perth, WA
Also served in the Feraldton Cadets, WA
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