FORNACHON, Paul Charles Albert
| Service Number: | 288 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Randwick, Sydney A Company |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 8 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Way College, Prince Alfred College at Adelaide University |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Scots Church WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 288, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Randwick, Sydney A Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 288, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 288, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 28 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 288, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 288 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 |
AUFC & AUCC - Anzac Day 2015
Extract from the Adelaide University Football Club and Adelaide University Cricket Club document honouring "The Fallen" Anzac Day 2015.
Paul a teacher and arts and science graduate played cricket for the Adelaide University Cricket Club while a student in the 1912/13 and 1913/14 seasons. He was a member of the Adelaide University Rowing Club eight and rowed in several Intervarsity competitions and was awarded a Blue.
He was also a member of the Rifle Club.
Paul enlisted on 17th August 1914 and joined the 2nd Battalion. He was promoted to Corporal on 28th January 1915. He landed on Gallipoli the morning of 25th April 1915 along with the rest of the 2nd Battalion. He was reported missing on 2nd May 1915. Enquiries were made through the American Ambassador in Constantinople (Istanbul) to see if he had been taken prisoner but to no avail and a subsequent Court of Inquiry in March 1916 pronounced that he had been killed in action.
Submitted 15 May 2016 by Eleanor Filmer
AUFC & AUCC - Anzac Day 2015
Extract from the Adelaide University Football Club and Adelaide University Cricket Club document honouring "The Fallen" Anzac Day 2015.
Submitted 15 May 2016 by Eleanor Filmer
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Paul Charles Albert FORNACHON was born on 8th November 1890 in Adelaide, South Australia
His parents were Charles Louis Fernand FORNACHON and Mary JENTSCH who married in Adelaide in 1889
Paul trained as a teacher at Adelaide University and was working at the Church of England Grammar School in North Sydney, NSW when he enlisted with the 2nd Infantry Battalion, A Company - they embarked from Sydney on the transport ship Suffolk on 18th October, 1914
He had previous service for 18 months in the Senior Cadets & 3 years in the Adelaide University Rifle Club & was a member of the Prince Alfred College cadets - he was a teacher & arts & science graduate and played cricket for the University Cricket Club. He was a member of the Adealide University Rowing Club & the Rifle Club
He had the rank of Private in August, 1914 in A Company and was promoted to Lance Corporal on 1st September, 1914 and on 28th January 1915 was promoted to Corporal - he was transferred from A Company to C Company of the 2nd Infantry Battalion on 28th January, 1915.
Paul disappeared after landing at Anzac Cove & was listed as missing and later confirmed as being Killed in Action on 2nd May, 1915 - he has no known grave and his name is memorialised on the Lone Pine Memorial & the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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