FAIRLIE, Roy Lawrence
Service Number: | 31640 |
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Enlisted: | 22 July 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Islington, South Australia, 13 November 1896 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Nailsworth Public School |
Occupation: | Machinist |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 2 September 1917, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 3, Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Reninghelst, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kilburn Islington Railway Workshops Honour Roll, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
22 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31640, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31640, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 31640, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
27 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
1 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 31640, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, Shell wound (right shoulder, back abdomen and chest) |
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Son of William Hamilton FAIRLIE and Bridget Annie nee POWER
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
"THE LATE GUNNER FAIRLIE.
Gunner R. L.Fairlie, who died of wounds on September 2, 1917, was the twin son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fairlie, of King street, Islington, and was 20 years of age at the time of his death. He was educated at the Nailsworth Public School. Prior to enlisting he was employed at the Islington Workshops. He left Adelaide for Melbourne on October 16 to finish his training, and sailed for England on December 23. He was of a kindly nature and was well liked by a wide circle of friends." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 13 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)