Private William George FAIRBROTHER 2055
Born: Roscrea, Ireland Son of John H. & Mary Ellen Fairbrother, Ballaghmore, Roscrea, Ireland. Enlisted: 22-3-1916, Narrabri, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer Embarked: 24-8-1916, Sydney N.S.W. per "Anchises" Battalion: 33rd Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 16-7-1917, Belgium aged 30years Resting: Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Belgium Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 122 |
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Private James FALLS 4792
Born: Ballymena, Belfast, Ireland Son of John and Maggie Falls Next of Kin: Brother - John Falls, Giblett Coast Road, Manjimup, Western Aust. Enlisted: 28-10-1915, Perth, Western Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Motor Driver Embarked: 1-4-1916, Fremantle, Western Australia per "Ulysses" Battalion: 51st Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 3-9-1916, France Resting: Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 152 |
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Private David FERRIS 64
Born: Holywood, Belfast, Ireland Son of James & Margaret Gagburn Ferris; Husband of Bertha Ferris, Subiaco, Western Australia. Enlisted: 25-2-1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Shipwright Embarked: 29-6-1915, Fremantle, Western Australia per "Ascanius" Battalion: 28th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 29-7-1916 Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 112 |
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Private John FINN 3525
Born: Tralee, Kerry, Ireland Son of Michael Finn, Camp Post Office, Co. Kerry, Ireland Enlisted: 28-9-1915, Balckboy Hill, Western Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Railway Employee Embarked: 17-1-1916, Fremantle, Western Australia per "Borda" Battalion: 51st Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 14/16-8-1916, France Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 152 |
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Private John FITZGERALD 5582
Born: Tyrone, Ireland Next of Kin: Friend - James Piggott, Borbong Street, Bundaberg, Queensland Enlisted: 7-2-1916, Brisbane, Queensland Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer Embarked: 20-4-1916, Sydney, N.S.W. per S.S. "Hawkes Bay" Battalion: 15th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 11-4-1917, France Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 75 |
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Gunner James Michael FITZPATRICK 5916 M.M.
Born Redmond's Town, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland Son of Thomas and Margaret Fitzpatrick. Enlisted: 13-10-1915, Sydney, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Bricklayer Embarked: 9-11-1915, Melbourne, Victoria per "Wandilla" Battalion: 3rd Battery 1st Brigade Australian Field Artillery Died: 19-8-1917 aged 35years Resting: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3 Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 11 |
Gunner Edward FLOOD 272 M.M. & Croix de Guerre
Born: Swigncroft, Kildare, Ireland Son of Joseph and Mary Flood. Next of Kin: Uncle- John Coonan, Eagle Hill, County Kildare, Ireland Enlisted: 4-6-1915, Queenscliff, Victoria Occupation prior to Enlistment: Soldier Served Dublin Fusiliers for 4½years 7years 9 months R.A.A. Embarked: 17-7-1915, Melbourne, Victoria per "Orsova" Battalion: 2nd Siege Battery 36th Group Australian Heavy Artillery Died of wounds. 18-4-1918 aged 44years Resting: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 19 |
Private John FLYNN 6161
Born: Tralee, Kerry, Ireland Next of Kin: Uncle- Morris Flynn, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland Enlisted: 29-2-1916, Berrigan, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Carter Embarked: 22-8-1916, Sydney, N.S.W. per "Wiltshire" Battalion: 3rd Battalion Australian Infantry Died of wounds 2-3-1917, 1st Australian Field Ambulance, France Resting: Bazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery, France Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 36 |
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Private Lisle FOLEY 219
Served as Edward KELLY Born: Galway, Ireland Son of Henry Edward and Theresa Foley. Enlisted: 20-4-1915, Brisbane, Queensland Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer Embarked: 24-5-1915, Brisbane, Queensland per "Ascanius" Battalion: 26th Battalion Australian Infantry Died of wounds 10-3-1917, St. John's Ambulance Brigade, Hospital Resting: Etaples Military Cemetery Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 107 |
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Lance Corporal Andrew John FORBES 3496
Born: Stratabane, Tyrone, Ireland Son of Thomas & Margaret Forbes, of Lisnarrow, Dunamanagh, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Enlisted: 22-7-1915, Liverpool, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Tram Guard Embarked: 13-101-1915, Sydney N.S.W. per "Port Lincoln" Battalion: 53rd Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 31-3-1917 aged 26years Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 157 |
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Private George FORREST 66
Born: Stuartstown, Ireland Next of Kin: Daughter - Miss L.E. Forrest, Paddington, Sydney, N.S.W. Enlisted: 19-1-1916, Newcastle, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer "A" Battery New South Wales 19years & active service in South Africa Embarked: 2-5-1916, Sydney, N.S.W. per "Hororata" Battalion: 34th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 7/11-6-1917, Belgium Honoured: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 123 |
Informal portrait of 66 Private (Pte) George Forrest, 34th Battalion, of West Maitland, NSW; formerly of County Tyrone, Ireland. Pte Forrest was a labourer prior to enlisting in January 1916 and, as stated on his enlistment papers, a member of A Battery, NSW, for 19 years. Pte Forrest gave his age at enlistment as 45 years, but he was in fact 59. He had served in the Colonial Military Forces in NSW from 1883 and, as 1090 Driver George Forrest, served in an artillery unit in the Sudan from March to June 1885. From 1899 until 1902, 1090 Gunner Forrest served in South Africa with A Battery Royal Australian Artillery. On 2 May 1916, Pte Forrest embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Hororata (A20) and arrived for service on the Western Front in November 1916. He was killed in action by a shell explosion at Messines, Belgium, shortly after commencement of the attack on 7 June 1917. He was 60 years of age.
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Private Robert FORREST 4426
Born: Cork, Ireland Son of Margarett Whyatt (formerly Forrest), of Gnowangerup, W.A., and the late William Forrest. Enlisted: 28-2-1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer Embarked: 31-3-1916, Fremantle, West Aust. per "Shropshire" Battalion: 28th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 7-11-1916, France aged 19years Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 113 |
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Sergeant Robert Samuel FOSTER 3079
Born: Kingstown, Ireland Son of Isaac and Martha Foster Husband of Elsie Kate Foster, Wentworth St., Cottesloe, Western Australia Enlisted: 2-7-1915, Perth, Western Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Salesman Embarked: 14-9-1915, Adelaide, South Australia per "Ballarat" Battalion: 48th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 6-8-1916, France aged 30years Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 145 |
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Private Bernard FOX 11960
Born: County Armagh, Ireland Son of Rose Fox, Killylinn, Allistragh, Ireland Enlisted: 3-9-1915, Dubbo, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Tube Cleaner Railway Depot Embarked: 1-5-1916, Sydney, N.S.W. per "Benalla" Battalion: 9th Field Ambulance Australian Army Medical Corps K.I.A. 12-10-1917, Belgium Honoured: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 182 |
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Lance Corporal Edward Franz Hubert FRINGS 146
Born: Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland Son of John Willie & Lily Gertrude Frings, of Brisk Island, Townsville, Queensland. Enlisted: 21-8-1914, Sydney, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Aeroplane Mechanic Embarked: 18-10-1914, Sydney, N.S.W. per "Afric" Battalion: 1st Field Company Australian Engineers K.I.A. 26-3-1918, Belgium aged 24years Honoured: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Commemorative Area Australian War Memorial - Panel 23 |
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