FAIRLIE, David
| Service Number: | 2166 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland Australia, 18 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Albert State School and Gatton Agricultural College, Queensland Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, France, 17 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gatton Agricultural College HR, Maryborough Albert State School War Memorial, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough St. Stephen's Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2166, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2166, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2166, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2166, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2166 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Alexander and Margaret Helen FAIRLIE
Attended Gatton College 1911-1913
DEATH OF PRIVATE DAVID
FAIRLIE.
There were universal expressions of deep sorrow yesterday when it became known that Mr. and Mrs. John Fairlie had sustained the loss of a second gallant son at the front, and sincerest sympathy, was expressed for the sadly
broken family. The official intimation received by Mr. Fairlie from Base Records was that his son David had been killed in action in France on October 18th. He was born in Maryborough aud attended the Albert School, after which he went through a course of training at thc Gatton Agricultural College. Thereafter he joined the staff of Calliope station, and at the time of enlisting, about two years ago. was with Mr. Aubrey Jones on Euroka station. His brother Edward, with whom he enlisted, and beside whom he fought in the trenches, was killed in France about six months ago. David, like his brother, whom he has followed to a soldier's grave, was a fine young man, who, had he been spared, seemed destined to become one of our useful and valuable citizens.
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