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FAWKE, Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3467, 3467A |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Mining Corps |
| Born: | Birmingham, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorne, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, 26 April 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3467, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 3467A, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3467A, Mining Corps | |
| 25 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3467A, Mining Corps, Discharged at the first Military District as medically unfit due to heart irregularities |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Christopher Fawke and Mary Fawke nee Hamming of Birmingham, England
Husband of Rose Beatrice Fawke of Dutton Street, Hawthorne, QLD. Father of Charles James Fawke, John Christopher Fawke, Tom Fawke and Rose Beatrice
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana
Medal: British War Medal
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