GARTUNG, Fedor
| Service Number: | 1078 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Galston, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Galston Public School |
| Occupation: | Bread Carter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne Plot III, Row B, Grave 7, La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Galston War Memorial, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1078, 4th Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1078, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1078, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Fedor GARTUNG was born in Hornsby, NSW in 1895
His parents were Anton Heinrich GARTUNG & Susan CURRAN who married in Sydney in 1890
He enlisted in Sydney on 28th September, 1914 & embarked from Sydney with the 4th Infantry Battalion, F CCompany on 20th October, 1914 on the HMAT Euripedes
Fedor died of wounds at the 53rd Clearing Station on 12th September, 1918 and is buried in the La Chapelette British & Indian Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Austrlaian War Memorial & the Galston War Memorial
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Two of his brothers also served during WW1
1. Frederick GARTUNG (SN 5385) killed in action 3rd November, 1916
2. Leopold GARTUNG (SN 554) returned to Australia in 1920
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