Ernest Robert FAIRLIE

FAIRLIE, Ernest Robert

Service Number: 993
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
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World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 993, Melbourne, Victoria
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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Biography

Son on Walter and Catherine(nee Cameron) FAIRLIE. Born 1885