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John William FIELDING

Regimental number2851
Place of birthYorkshire England
SchoolBoard School, England
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDriver
AddressBrunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr Fielding, 1 Castle Road, Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2857
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 September 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Regimental No. on Cemetery Details stated to be 2857
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death19
Place of burialWoods Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 7), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
52
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mark and Helen Augusta FIELDING, 1 Casells Road, Brunwick, Victoria. Native of Castleford, Yorks, England
Other details

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

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