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FAWKE, William David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11890 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1916, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Warple Way, London, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Warwick Farm, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sheet & Metal Worker |
| Died: | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Field Ambulance | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked 11890, 9th Field Ambulance, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement 11890, 9th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11890, 9th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Field Ambulance, In France | |
| 27 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 11890, 7th Field Ambulance, Shell Shock brought on when a shell landed near him leaving him dazed, incoherent and confused | |
| 24 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 11890, 7th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Neurasthenia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Fawke and Mary Ann Fawke of 64 Ingrave Street, Battersea, London, England
Husband of Kate Fawke nee Ritchie of 28 Gordon Street, Kogarah, NSW. William and Kate married in Sydney, NSW during 1919
Commenced return to Australia 8 December 1918 aboard SS Argylleshire as nursing staff disembarking on the 1 February 1919 in Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal