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FAIRLIE, Ernest Robert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 993 |
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Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lexton, Victoria, 1886 |
Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
Schooling: | Hawthorn College |
Occupation: | High school teacher |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon High School HR, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 993, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 993, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 993, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 993, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Son on Walter and Catherine(nee Cameron) FAIRLIE. Born 1885