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FARE, Albert Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1865 |
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Enlisted: | 1 November 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Longridge, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, 1893 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Longridge Church School, Lancashire |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Killed in Action, Guedecourt, near Bapaume, France, 4 December 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 20 Headstone inscription reads: He did his duty, Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1865, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1865, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1865, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
26 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 13th Field Company Engineers, Transferred from 10th Light Horse at Tel-el-Kebir | |
4 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1865, 13th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1865 awm_unit: 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-12-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 years
Son of Thomas and Margaret Fare of Grapes Hotel, Croston, Lancahire, England
Address at the time of enlistment was 33 Lindsay Street, Perth, WA
2 September 1916 - to hospital with slight gas poisoning
Medals: British War Medal. Victory Medal