William Albert FABIAN

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FABIAN, William Albert

Service Numbers:	382, 324
Enlisted:	29 April 1902
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hetchbury, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Colac State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Linesman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915
Cemetery:	4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row E, Grave 12 Chaplain W. McKenzie officiated
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra War Memorial, Port Fairy School Roll of Honor, Port Fairy St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honor WW1, Port Fairy War Memorial

Boer War Service

29 Apr 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 382, 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
19 May 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 382, 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, SS Manchester Merchant, Melbourne for South Africa - disembarking Durban 14 June 1902.
10 Jul 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 382, 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, SS Drayton Grange, Durban for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 7 August 1902.
8 Aug 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 382, 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

25 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 324, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 324, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 324, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 324, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
16 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 324, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Residential address at the time was 18 Cowper Street, Footscray, Victoria

Son of Alfred Fabian of Footscray and Hannah Fabian nee Massey of Geelong, Victoria. Brother of Amelia Fabian, George Arthur Fabian, Catherina Fabian, John Fabian who died aged 2 months, Mary Ann Fabian, Alfred James Fabian, John Fabian who died aged 4 days, Florence May Fabian and Percy Fabian who was killed in action on 26 September 1917 while serving with the 14th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Boer War

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