FUSS, Henry
| Service Number: | 1680 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redruth, South Australia, 18 May 1882 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goodwood Public School & Pultney Street School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Tinsmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belguim, Belgium, 19 October 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on Menin Gate, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1680, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1680, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1680, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1680, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
Newspaper articles
FUSS.— In loving memory of our dear brother
Henry, Corporal 50th Battalion, killed in action
France, October 19, 1917.
We shall remember far from us you're sleeping,
We ne'er may see jour resting place, and yet
We would not have it otherwise, though, dear
one,
We can't forget.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now our loved one sleeping.
— Inserted by his loving sisters and brothers and
Roy (on active service).
FUSS. — In loving memory of our dear son, Cor-
poral Henry Fuss. 50th Battalion, killed in ac-
tion, France, October 19, 1917.
Only "good night," beloved, not farewell,
A little while and all His saints shall dwell
In hallowed union, indivisible,
Good night.
— Inserted by his loving mother and father
Submitted 3 February 2020 by Anita Tsamtsikas
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"...1680 Private Henry Fuss, 50th Battalion from Forrestville, South Australia. A 33 year old tinsmith prior to enlisting on 31 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforcements of the 50th Battalion from Adelaide on 11 April 1916 aboard HMAT Aeneas. During further training in England, he was promoted to Corporal on 23 September 1916. After proceeding to France and then to Belgium, he joined the 50th Battalion on 1 October 1917. Shortly afterwards, he was killed in action at Passchendaele on 19 October 1917 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium with others who have no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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