William Charles FAWCETT

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FAWCETT, William Charles

Service Number:	1519
Enlisted:	29 March 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Montague State School, Mebourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 20 September 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row B, Grave 21 Rev. A. Beadam officiated Headstone inscription reads: Sisters, Florrie, Alice Rosie. Miss you dearly miss you Will,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

29 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1519, 23rd Infantry Battalion
8 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1519, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
8 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 1519, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of William Charles Fawcett and Elizabeth Fawcett of 144 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria formerly of the Swan Hotel, Church Street, Richmond, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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