FIEGERT, Carl Heinrich
| Service Number: | 5843 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Brigade Train |
| Born: | Rhine Villa, South Australia, 6 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Willaston, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Rhine Villa Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | 1957, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5843, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 May 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5843, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Playford International College
Carl Heinrich Fiegert was born in 1890 Rhine Villa, near Angaston, South Australia. He spent his early years in this small, rural town and attended Rhine Villa Public School. After schooling, he became a Farrier, role that later aligned with his wartime service in support of the Australian Light Horse. His religious affiliation was with the Church of England.
On 29 October 1912, at the age of 22, Carl married Stella Evelyn Carter in Port Adelaide, South Australia
Carl enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 14 December 1914. He left Adelaide aboard HMAT Africa (A19) on 26 May 1915, assigned as a Driver in the 4th Light Horse Brigade Train. Carl served on the Western Front in France.
After the war, Carl returned to South Australia 21st April 1918 and was discharged from the AIF 23rd August 1918. He resumed life with his wife Mabel and had 3 children, two daughters Joan Marie and Glena Lillian and one son Lionel Charles. The family lived at Port Adelaide.
After Carl Heinrich Fiegert passed away on 2 December 1957 at Springbank, South Australia. Carl was buried in Pasadena, South Australia