FEARN (FAUN), George Albert
| Service Number: | 1126 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaconsfield, Western Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Belmont, Belmont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lumper |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 20 September 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW BAPTIST-L NW. 8. |
| Memorials: | East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1126, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1126, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1126, 11th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit (loose cartilage, left knee) |
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Srvice Record verifies that Family Name is FEARN not FAUN. RSL Virtual War Memorial record amend to reflect Service Record details. (RSL Moderator Feb 2015)
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
An Original Anzac who served and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
53 years ago today, on the 21st September 1971, Private George Albert Fearn, 11th Battalion (Reg No-1126), lumper from Belmont, Western Australia and 259 Charlestown Road, Charlestown, N.S.W. (1967) and Newcastle?, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 78. BAPTIST-L NW. 8.
Born at Beaconsfield, Western Australia about 1893 to William Alfred and Sarah Fearn nee Steel; husband of Winifred Elizabeth Fearn nee Leeke, married 10.10.1916, St. Barnabas's Anglican Church, West Leederville, Perth, Western Australia, died 1.10.1974, Newcastle, N.S.W., age 81, sleeping here, George enlisted on the 10th September 1914 at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia.
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on the 22nd December 1914.
Admitted to hospital 27.3.1915 (enteritis), 14.6.1915 (dental trouble), 5.7.1915 (knee injury), 31.10.1915 (influenza), 5.3.1916 (scabies, mild), 8.4.1916 (displaced left knee cartilage).
Wounded in action - 29.6.1915 (knee injury, slight).
George arrived home on the 15th June 1916, being discharged medically unfit (loose cartilage, left knee) on the 3th August 1916.
Mr. Fearn’s name has been inscribed on The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
I have placed poppies at George’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Officially commemorated – https://connect.dva.gov.au/commemsoawg/commemoration/viewCommemoration.html?commemorationId=NjEyMjE5.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered“.
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/.
Lest We Forget.
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