John Henry FIELDING

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FIELDING, John Henry

Service Number:	134
Enlisted:	19 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, 1895
Home Town:	Guyra, Guyra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cloughfole Council School
Occupation:	Station hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Cemetery:	Beersheba War Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 43, Beersheba War Cemetery, Beersheba, Israel
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

19 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 134, Liverpool, New South Wales
22 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 134, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
22 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 134, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 134, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 134 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-31

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Biography

Father James Henry Fielding, Wheatholme Street, Cloughford via Manchester, England

James Henry and J. FIELDING, 207 Dean, Lumb, Manchester, England. Native of Rawtenstall, Manchester
Brother Fred Fielding

He was 13 years old on his arrival in Australia.

Previous service Junior section of Guyra Military Force.

Described on enlisting as 19 years 9 months old; single; 5' 6 1/4" tall; 131 lbs;
fair complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Presbyterian.

19/1/915 Enlisted in Liverpool, NSW
Completed medical - fit for service

22/6/1915 Embarked from Sydney on HMAT A44 Vestalia
Private with 12th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron

25/8/1915       Embarked for Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Gallipoli
                       per HT Morquette
29/8/1915       Absorbed into 1st Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli Peninsula

27/12/1915 Disembarked into Alexandria per HT Hororata

22/2/1916 Absorbed into 12th Light Horse Regiment - Helipolois, Greece

25/4/1916 Marched in to Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt

11/5/1916 Promoted to Lance Corporal

4/3/1917 Promoted to Temporary Corporal - Romani

19/4/1917       Shell wound to shoulder
                       admitted to hospital - Aseiferyeh
                       reverts to Lance Corporal on evacuation to hospital

19/4/1917       Admitted to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
                       Gun Shot Wound to shoulder
20/4/1917       Transferred and admitted to 26th Casualty Clearing Station

24/4/1917       Admitted to 24th Station Hospital, Kantara
25/4/1917       Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo
13/5/1917       Discharged to Moascar
                       Taken on strength into 4th Light Horse Regiment, ex hospital

4/6/1917 Taken on strength into 12th Light Horse Regiment, Tel-El-Fara

11/10/1917 To be Temporary Corporal

31/10/1917      Killed in action
                        Beersheba Military Cemetery
                        Group 1, 3rd from right
                        buried by Chaplain Rev. W J Dunbar

Medals:
WWI 1914-15 Star (21788); British War medal (14384); Victory Medal (14327);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (338129)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.

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