Regimental number | 701 |
Place of birth | Keyneton, South Australia |
School | Battery Point Model School, Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | 1 Mount Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs F C B Fairey, Sherwood Street, Marylands, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a Colour Sergeant in North Sydney Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal (awarded) Gallantry and devotion to duty at Pozieres. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name given as Kenneth on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 21.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 4), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Fred C.B. and Frances M. FAIREY, Spencer Street, Mittagong, New South Wales. Native of Keyneton, South Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |