FYSH, Wilmot Hudson
| Service Number: | 415 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | St Leonards, Tasmania, Australia, 7 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston Grammar School Tasmania, Australia & Geelong C of E Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Jackaroo/Wool-classer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1974, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Judes Anglican Cemetery, Dural, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 415, Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 415, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 415, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 415, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 16 Jun 1919: | Discharged Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wilmot Hudson FYSH was born in Launceston , Tasmania on 7th January, 1895
His parents were Frederick Wilmot FYSH & Mary REED
He married Elizabeth Eleanor DOVE at St James Church of England in Sydney on 5th December, 1923
He died in Paddington, Sydney on 6th April, 1974 and is buried in Saint Judes Anglican Cemetery in Dural
Biography
"Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh (1895-1974), airline director, was born on 7 January 1895 at Launceston, Tasmania, son of Frederick Wilmot Fysh, merchant, and his wife Mary, daughter of Henry Reed. His great-uncle Sir Philip Fysh was twice premier of Tasmania. After education at various schools including Launceston Grammar School and Geelong Church of England Grammar School, Victoria, he became a jackeroo and woolclasser, but on the outbreak of war enlisted as a trooper in the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade. Serving on Gallipoli and in Egypt and Palestine he was commissioned lieutenant in 1916 in the brigade's machine-gun squadron before transferring to the Australian Flying Corps as an observer. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross, and graduated as a scout pilot at Heliopolis on 28 February 1919..." - READ MORE LINK (adb.anu.edu.au)
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