FIELDER, Edward Cornelius
| Service Number: | Depot |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bowna Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Broncho Pneumonia, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 28 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool Old Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, Depot, 13th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edward Cornelius Fielder was one of three sons of Francis Edward and Margaret Victoria Fielder, of Albury, New South Wales, who enlisted in WW1. Two of their sons died and the other was a prisoner of war in Germany until late 1918.
Edward enlisted at Cootamundra on 4 August 1915 and died of bronchial pneumonia in the Liverpool camp only three weeks later.
His younger brother, 6502 Pte. Alfred Leopold Fielder 3rd Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Bullecourt on 6 May 1917, aged 21.
Edward's twin brother, 1542 Pte. Frank Fielder 13th Battalion AIF was also reported missing on the 11 April 1917 at Bullecourt. He was later confirmed as a prisoner of war in Germany and returned to Australia in 1919.