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FISHLOCK, Wilfred Stanton
| Service Number: | 324 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Oakbank,South Australia, 25 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Oakbank, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, 24 December 1962, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 19A, Site No: 54 |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 324, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 324, 8th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 324, 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Wilfred Stanton Fishlock
Name: Wilfred Stanton Fishlock
Service Number: 324
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birth: 25 March 1896
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 19 April 1916
Age at Enlistment: 20 years 1 month
Next of Kin: Mother, Louie Fishlock
Occupation: Plumber
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Wilfred’s unit, the 5th Machine Gun Battalion embarked from Melbourne on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916. Upon reaching England they were stationed at Camp No. 3 at Parkhouse prior to going to France on 22 December. Wilfred sustained a slight wound to his right leg when in action on 25 September 1917 but was able to rejoin his unit on 4 October. He continued fighting in France until the war’s end. Wilfred returned to Australia on the Ulysses on 23 July 1919 and was discharged on 16 October.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
Steve Edward Robert Delchau
After the war Edward and Kathleen stayed in England until they returned to Australia with their daughter Bessie in September 1919 on board the Dunvegan Castle. Edward was discharged on 13 October 1919. Their other children – Phoebe, Edward, Barbara, Lorna, Allen and Margaret were all born at Balhannah between 1920 and 1939.
Edward died on 18 June 1971 and Kathleen on 20 October 1974. Both are buried at the West Terrace Cemetery.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
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