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FIELDEN, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 667 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawker, South Australia, 11 April 1883 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 December 1916, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour, Kadina War Memorial Arch, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 667, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 667, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 10 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 667, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 667 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-10 |
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"...667 Private Samuel Fielden, 43rd Battalion. A baker from Kadina, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide on 9 June 1916 aboard HMAT Afric for disembarkation in Marseilles, France, and travel to England for training. Following training he embarked for the Western Front, France, and was transferred to the 32nd Battalion near Saint Quentin. Pte Fielden was killed in action near Bapaume, France, on 10 December 1916. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. He was aged 33 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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