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Robert Trevor FETHERSTONHAUGH

Place of birthRathdrum, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMedical practitioner
AddressCamberwell, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation57
Height5' 7"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E M Fetherstonhaugh, 'Yola', Stanhope Grove, Camberwell, Victoria
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameMedical Officers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 26 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
FateReturned to Australia 26 July 1919
Discharge date29 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Melbourne, 9 October 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 8 November 1916; attached for duty with 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 10 November 1916.

Admitted to 14th General Hospital, 23 July 1917 (furuncolisis); transferred to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Alexandria, 24 July 1917; discharged and returned to duty at 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 6 August 1917.

Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, 18 October 1917 (sore arm); discharged and returned to duty, 6 November 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 28 March 1919; leave extended to 22 July 1919; reported to London Headquarters, 15 July 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', from London, 26 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 August 1919; appointment terminated, 29 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal; Victory Medal (returned, 10 May 1923)
SourcesNAA: B2455, FETHERSTONHAUGH Robert Trevor

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