FADDEN, John
| Service Number: | 2400 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bombo, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Quarryman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 26 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Kiama Scots Presbyterian Church Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2400, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2400, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
John FADDEN, (Service Number 2400) son of Richard and Euphemia Fadden, of Bombo, was born and spent his early life in the district, working as a labourer with his father, an expert quarryman, in the NSWGR Bombo ballast quarry, from 1905 to 1916, in April of which year he enlisted in the AIF in Sydney, aged 29.
He was wounded in action (gassed) on 17th April 1918 in France. Although he reached hospital in Rouen he died there from the effects of gas poisoning on 26 April. He is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen.
Submitted 29 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
John FADDEN, (Service Number 2400) was the son of Richard and Euphemia Fadden of Bombo (near Kiama, NSW). He was born and spent his early life in the district,. He worked as a labourer with his father, an expert quarryman, in the NSW Government Railways Bombo ballast quarry from 1905 to 1916. In April 1916 he enlisted in the AIF in Sydney, aged 29.
He embarked at Sydney in September 1916. He landed in England in November and in France on New Year’s Day 1917. He joined his battalion in February. In April he was hospitalised with ‘trench feet’ and returned to England. After his recovery he had a fortnight’s leave and then spent months in training. He returned to France in November 1917 and re-joinied his unit in December. He was wounded in action (gassed) on 17th April 1918. Allthough he reached hospital in Rouen he died there from the effects of gas poisoning on 26th April. He is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board