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FAWCETT, Robert Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3117 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, Australia , 21 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kapunda District High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident , Murchison, Western Australia, Australia, 5 December 1921, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Murchison House Station, Northampton Shire, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Kapunda District WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3117, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 8 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3117, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 3117, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Karmala, Adelaide | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Taken on strength 1st Light Horse Training Regiment at Moascar, Egypt | |
| 30 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 10 Feb 1919: | Transferred Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 31 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3117, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), 2nd Lieutenant Robert Norman Fawcett embarked for Australia from Port Said, Egypt aboard troopship " Hungaria " and disembarked in 4th Military District, South Australia on 17th July 1919 | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3117, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), 2nd Lieutenant Robert Norman Fawcett returned to Australia ex "Hungaria" and disembarked 19/7/1919. Recommendations were submitted that this Officer's appointment in the A.I.F. be terminated on 28th August 1919 owing to cessation of hostilities |
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