FAIRWEATHER, William Charles
| Service Number: | 29728 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Crossover, Baw Baw - Victoria, Australia, June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Crossover, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Influenza and Pneumonia, 2nd Scottish General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 2 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Edinburgh (Comely Bank) Cemetery, Scotland Edinburgh (Comely Bank) Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 50), Scotland, Edinburgh (Comely Bank) Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Neerim South War Memorial, Warragul War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 29728, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF | |
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| 3 Oct 1916: | Involvement Driver, 29728, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Embarked Driver, 29728, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jan 1917: | Transferred Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 2 Dec 1918: | Involvement Driver, 29728, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 29728 awm_unit: 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-12-02 |
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From WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 2nd December......Driver William Charles Fairweather was born at Crossover, Victoria in 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 11th April, 1916 as a 26 year old Labourer from Crossover.
Driver Fairweather was admitted to Hospital for 2 days with Influenza while in Camp in Victoria then sent to Hospital & Isolation Camp due to having had contact with Measles.
Driver Fairweather was admitted to Ship's Hospital with Mumps just before arriving in England & then transferred to Hospital on arriving in England.
Driver Fairweather proceeded overseas to France on 2nd January, 1917.
Driver Fairweather was on leave to UK from 19th November, 1918 to 3rd December, 1918. He was admitted to 2nd Scottish General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland on 27th November, 1918, seriously ill with Influenza. He developed Pneumonia (left lung) on 29th November, 1918 & sadly died at 1.20 am on 2nd December, 1918. He was buried in Comely Bank Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland where 6 other WW1 Australians are buried.
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