FULLARTON, Ian Grant
| Service Numbers: | 28, NX140112 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Brigadier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 2 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Duntroon Military College |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Hollywood Repatriation Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6 June 1952, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Gardens Wall O 0267 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in action. Though wounded in two places at the commencement of the operations, he refused to go back, but continued to assist his Commanding Officer in the front trench under heavy fire for fifteen hours. He was finally severely wounded by shrapnel.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jul 1942: | Enlisted NX140112, Enlisted at HQ 5 Aust. Div. | |
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| 26 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Brigadier, 28 | |
| 3 Sep 1950: | Discharged NX140112, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Archibald FULLARTON and Amborsine nee WOODWARD
Of 'Wysewill' Gorett Street, Randwick, NSW
Awarded Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in action. Though wounded in two places at the commencement of the operations, he refused to go back, but continued to assist his Commanding Officer in the frot trench under heavy fire for fifteen hours. He was finally severely wounded by shrapnel.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916
AUSTRALIANS HONOURED.
WINNERS OF MILITARY CROSS.
CAPTAIN FULLARTON.
A private cable message has been recelved Intimating that Lieutenant Ian Grant Fullarton, youngest son ot Mr. Archibald Fullarton of Wysewill, Govett-street, Randwick, had been promoted to the rank of captain, and awarded the Military Cross. He was on July 20, at Pozieres, wounded In the back and arm and, according to the last advices recelved was in a hospital In England He Is 21 years of age, and left early this year with the rank of first lieutenant. He visited England with the company of cadets that went from Australia to the Coronation. Three years ago he entered Duntroon College.
Served in WW2 NX140112
Brig. Ian Grant Fullarton, former Commandant of the 7th Military District, Darwin, died in the Repatriation General Hospital, Hollywood, yesterday, at the age of 57 years. He entered Duntroon Military College in 1913, ws commissioned in June, 1915, and won the Military Cross in France, where he 'was wounded. During World War II he commanded the "Ginger Force" on Goodenough Island and the Milne Bay Fortress. He left a widow and three daughters.
NB: there is also a plaque listed at Northern Suburbs Memorial Park, Northh Ryde NSW
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