FADDY, George Erwin
| Service Numbers: | 3844, N393470 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
| Born: | Barraba, Tamworth Municipality - New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Barraba, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cause of death unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 7 September 1943, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: |
Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales R.C. Plot. Sec. 16. Grave 566., Botany General Cemetery, Botany, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barraba Public School Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3844, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3844, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15 Date: 4 February 1919 | |
| 18 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3844, 18th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Private, N393470, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
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| 19 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, N393470, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Killed in Service - cause unknown | |
| 19 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N393470, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
| 29 Dec 1942: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, N393470, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
Help us honour George Erwin Faddy's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 48 and during WWII, he served with the AMF 8th Garrison Battalion-Australian Infantry
He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as war dead on 20/09/2011
Biography contributed by Steve Larkins
Record merged with 3844 PTE George Erwin Faddy 18th Battalion AIF. Cross referencing WW2 service record with WW2 noninal roll extract revealed same Place of birth, and age (by extrapolation on WW1 record). The middle name Edwin is assumed to be a typo in the WW2 nominal Roll extract becasue his WW1 attestation papers written in his own hand reveal middle name 'Erwin'
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Erwin FADDY was born in the country town of Barraba in New South Wales on 6th April, 1895
His parents were George Frederick FADDY & Grace THOMPSON
He served in WW1 and returned to Australia on 20th May, 1919 - discharged from WW2 on 29th December, 1942
George died in Sydney on 7th September, 1943 and is buried in the Botany Cemetery (Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park
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