FAIRLAND, Sydney Dillah (Sidney Dellar)
| Service Number: | 495 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Trumpeter |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Drummoyne, New South Wales, 22 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Sydney Church of England Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour, Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 495, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 495, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 495, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 3 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 495, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Only son of Mr. S.H. Fairland, Sidney was born at Drummoyne on January 22, 1897, and educated at the Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney. He joined the clerical staff of the Sydney Morning Herald in 1913.
One of the first to enlist from the office he joined the No. 1 Battery of the Field Artillery, First Australian Division, as a trumpeter, and sailed from Sydney by the 'Argyllshire' on October 17, 1914. He saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France, and was twice gassed, lsing his voice and eyesight for some weeks in consequence.
At the front he acted as despatch rider, a hazardous and difficult task, and was offered promotion, but, like many others, preferred to remain in the ranks with his comrades.
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