Edward (Ned) FAIRLIE

FAIRLIE, Edward

Service Numbers: 2167, SN 2167
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1897
Home Town: Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling: Albert State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Woodworker
Died: Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough Albert State School War Memorial, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough St. Stephen's Honour Roll, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

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World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 2167, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 2167, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
11 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2167, Bullecourt (First), First day of engagement in battle, four days after returning to his unit from hospital where he had been suffering from mumps for four weeks.

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