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FENTON, Edward Michael James
| Service Number: | 64 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Payneham, South Australia, January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Morgan, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 22 November 1946, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 10, Site No: 7 |
| Memorials: | Magill Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 64, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 64, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 64, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 64, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Edward James Fenton was born in 1885 in Payneham, South Australia. He later moved to Morgan, South Australia. Edward's occupation was a labourer before he enlisted into the army. His religion was Roman Catholic. He did not have any prior affiliation to the army. Edward had a wife and 3 children before he went to war. His mother was Mrs Mary Fenton and his brother was Charles Fenton. Charles was in the 48th Battalion and he returned to Australia on the 8 January 1919.
Edward Fenton enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia. He embarked on the HMAT Anchises on 28 August 1916 from Port Adelaide. Edward was originally in the 43rd Battalion but was allotted to the 32nd Battalion in France in October 1916. Soon after arriving in France, in November 1916 he was sent to hospital. He was regarded as unfit for field service and returned to Australia for discharge in early 1917.
After the war, he returned to Australia. His wife had passed away after the war and his two children were alive. James returned to Australia on 22 February 1917 at the age of 32. when James came back from war, he lived in Morgan South Australia. James lived for 29 more years after the war he died on 22 November 1946 he was 61 years of age when he passed away.
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