FULLER, Basil
| Service Numbers: | 492, N60079 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 December 1939, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hackney, South Australia, 21 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hackney, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | 6 November 1972, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 492, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 492, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW Chest, Face, Leg | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 1 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Promoted via cadet school | |
| 20 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW R Leg, amputated. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Sydney, NSW | |
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| 28 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Lieutenant, N60079 |
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Date of birth
21 October 1893
Place of birth
Hackney, South Australia
School
St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Student
Address
Roseworthy College, South Australia
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation
21
Next of kin
Father, H E Fuller East Terrace, Eastwood, South Australia
Home Town: Vaucluse, Waverley, New South Wales
Was a Farmer
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, SN 492, 10th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, SN 492, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion
Enlistment date
24 August 1914
Rank on enlistment
Private
Unit name
10th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number
23/27/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
regimental number from Nominal Roll
Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll
Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll
10th Battalion
Family/military connections
Brother: 1131 Pte Charles Alan FULLER, 1st Stationary Hospital, died of wounds, 4 December 1915.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium.
Wounded, 28 May 1915; invalided to Heliopolis Palace, Luna Park; recovered. Wounded, second occasion, 28 June 1918; invalided to 3rd London General Hospital Wandsworth; invalided to Australia as medically unfit, 21 October 1918.
Fate
Returned to Australia 6 November 1918
Discharge date
29 August 1919
Basil FULLER then went to fight in WW2
27 Dec 1939: Involvement Captain, SN N60079
27 Dec 1939: Enlisted Sydney, NSW
23 May 1943: Discharged
FULLER BASIL: Service Number - N60079: Date of birth - 21 Oct 1893: Place of birth - ADELAIDE SA: Place of enlistment - SYDNEY NSW: Next of Kin - FULLER CLARA
Home Town: Vaucluse, Waverley, New South Wales
Death 6/12/1972
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