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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, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Belmont, Belmont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Catholic School |
| 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" No known grave, 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, 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: '' | |
| 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