FENTON, Joshua Haddon
| Service Number: | 14808 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Woollahra New South Wales, June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fourth Street Public School, Woolahra, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Librarian |
| Died: | Died of wounds - Gas, 17/4/1918, Villers Bretonneax, St. John’s Hospital, Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom, 1 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, Prestbury, England Cheltenham Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 9162), Prestbury, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14808, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 14808, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 14808, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 7 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 14808, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, GSW to head | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 14808, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Menin Road, GSW right shoulder | |
| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 14808, 15th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14808 awm_unit: 15th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 1st May.......Private Joshua Haddon Fenton was born at Woollahra, Sydney, NSW in 1891. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd January, 1916 as a 24 year old Librarian from Ashfield, Sydney, NSW.
Private Fenton arrived in England on 26th October, 1916 with Army Medical Corps having been admitted to Ship's Hospital with Measles from 7th-21st October.
Private Fenton was posted to 15th Field Ambulance in France on 26th February, 1917.
Private Fenton was wounded in action on 7th May, 1917 with GSW to head. He was admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station on 7th May, 1917 & discharged to duty at 15th Field Ambulance on 19th May, 1917.
Private Fenton was wounded in action again on 21st September, 1917 with GSW to shoulder. He was invalided to England & admitted to Shorncliffe Military Hospital, England on 24th September, 1917. He was discharged to furlo on 12th December, 1917 & was then to report to Command Depot at Hurdcott, Wiltshire.
Private Fenton returned to France & rejoined 15th Field Ambulance on 26th February, 1918.
Private Fenton was wounded in action - Gas on 17th April, 1918. He was invalided to England & admitted to Voluntary Aid Hospital, Cheltenham, England on 22nd April, 1918 – Gassed – severe.
Private Joshua Haddon Fenton died at 5 pm on 1st May, 1918 at St. John’s Hospital, Cheltenham (some forms in the Service Record file name the Hospital as “Cheltenham Area Hospital”), England from wounds – Gassed. He was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England where 9 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
Photos courtesy of Ian Spelman
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/cheltenham.html
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