Malcolm Robert FAIRWEATHER

FAIRWEATHER, Malcolm Robert

Service Number: 33021
Enlisted: 8 October 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 10th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Denman, New South Wales, 30 December 1894
Home Town: Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tram conductor
Died: Natural causes, Burwood, New South Wales, 7 October 1947, aged 52 years
Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium
Cremated
Memorials: Baerami Goulburn River District Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

8 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 33021, Sydney, New South Wales
11 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 33021, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 33021, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
11 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 33021, 10th Field Artillery Brigade

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Biography

"LATE MR. M. R. FAIRWEATHER

The death took place at Burwood on Tuesday last of Mr. Malcolm Robert Fairweather, at the age of 52. Deceased was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fairweather, formerly of Baerami, and now residing in Sydney. He was born at Baerami, and served in World War I as a gunner. Deceased had been employed in the N.S.W. Tramway Department for the past 25 years. He leaves a widow and five children. Mr. E. Fairweather of Sydney Street, is a brother." - from the Muswellbrook Chronicle 10 Oct 1947 (nla.gov.au)

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