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FAGE, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5075 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Telegraph Point, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, 27 July 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Macquarie General Cemetery Anglican section |
| Memorials: | Port Macquarie Cenotaph, Telegraph Point Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5075, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5075, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5075, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5075, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Fage and Sarah Ann Fage of Blackman's Point, Hastings River, NSW. Brother of Jessie Ann Fage, Henry E. Fage and Elizabeth Louisa Fage.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on the 13 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920 William married Grace M. Foster in Port MacQuarie, NSW