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FENN, Samuel James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 255 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lowershaw, England, United Kingdom, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Woy Woy, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row H, Grave 9, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 255, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 255, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 255, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Leunas Fenn of Lomarsham, Ipswick, Suffolk, England; brother of Ethel May Meredith(nee Fenn) of Woy Woy, NSW and Harry Leunas Fenn who was wounded while serving with the 13th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal