FAIRHALL, John Huntley
| Service Number: | 344 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Maclean, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1885 |
| Home Town: | Coraki, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia , 2 December 1937, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT H-EX-A-147 |
| Memorials: | Ballina Municipal Honour Roll, Coraki Presbyterian Church HR |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 344, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement 344, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked 344, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 10 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 10 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 344, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Invalided to Australia, HT Runic. |
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John Huntley Fairhall
b. 20 Mar 1885, d. 2 Dec 1937
Father: James Arthur Fairhall b. 28 Jul 1860, d. 18 Jan 1931
Mother: Johanna Lyal Dunnet b. 1862, d. 14 Aug 1929
John Huntley Fairhall was born on 20 Mar 1885 in Maclean, New South Wales.
John was a Compositer in 1914. He was described as being 5ft 8in (173cm) in height, weighing 144 lbs (66Kg), Chest 34" (86cm), with dark complexion, blue eyes and brown hair on 22 Oct 1914.
He began military service on 22 Oct 1914 in Lismore, New South Wales, and served in the 5th Light Horse (Service No. 344) Regiment, B Squadron, in Egypt and Gallipoli (second landing force). His name appears on the Roll of Honour at Canberra War Memorial. John reached the rank of Quartermaster-Sergeant. He arrived home after being invalided from Cairo on 10 Apr 1916 with Phthsis, and was discharged from active service on 28 Jun 1916.
John Huntley Fairhall married Myrtle Emily Whipps, daughter of Arthur Whipps and Mary Elizabeth Penfold, on 20 Sep 1916 at 'Dungarubba' in Richmond River, New South Wales. John was a printer.
John Huntley Fairhall died on 2 Dec 1937 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, at the age of 52. He was buried on 4 Dec 1939 at Woden Valley RSL Cemetery, 1 Justinian Street (Grave location recorded as: Allotment: EX/O/A/147) in Woden, Australian Capital Territory.
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