FULLER, Emile Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 65N, 65 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 30 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Drowned in Thames River, Stepney, Middlesex, England, 24 November 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 10, Kerang Cemetery, Kerang, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Able Seaman | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 65N, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, 3 years Aust Navy Reserve 2 years Australian Naval Bridging Train | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked 65, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement 65, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 65N, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, SW head and right hand | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 15th Field Company Engineers | |
| 23 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 65N, 15th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 65N awm_unit: 15th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-11-23 |
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From Ian Fletcher
65N Sapper Emile Joseph Fuller, Australian Engineers.
Emile served firstly with the Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, this was a unique unit of the Royal Australian Navy, active only in WW1 were it served in the Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine Campaigns. They were formed in February 1915 and stood down in May 1917, they were the only Australian Naval Unit serving in the European Theatre of War and also Australias most decorated Naval unit of WW1.
On the 29th August 1915 Emile received a shell wound to the head and hand while on Kangaroo Beach, Suvla Bay at Gallipoli, he was evacuated to England to recover, later to return to Gallipoli.
He was informed of the disbandment of the R.A.N.B.T. on the 20th March 1917 and along with 42 other men joined the Australian Artillery then transferring to the 15th and 17th Australian Engineers on the Western Front.
On the 14th December 1918 near the Union Stairs in Wapping, Emile's body was recovered from the River Thames, the Coroner stated that the body had been in the river at least 3 weeks, there were no marks of violence on the body and he was fully clothed in his uniform, the only thing missing was his hat, the Coroner added 'how he drowned the evidence fails to prove.'
A brave young man now resting here in Brookwood Military Cemetery here in Woking, UK.
'Not Forgotten'
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