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FITCHER, John Matthews
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 750 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 November 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Barkers Creek, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Hill 60 Cemetery and Hill 60 (NZ) Memorial Special Memorial 24 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Hill 60 Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 750, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 750, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 750, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 750, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 750, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 750 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-28 |
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Next of kin was given as his brother William Fitcher of Barker's Creek, Castlemaine, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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