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Hugh William FYSH

Regimental number4385
Date of birth9 July 1888
Place of birthKyneton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOverseer of station
AddressTummaville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.10
Height5' 4.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Hardie Fysh, Tummaville, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 April 1915
Place of enlistmentQueen's Park, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameNo 3 Australian General Hospital
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/67/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 15 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollNo 3 Australian General Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date3 June 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Nestor', 9 February 1916; discharged (medically unfit: enteric), Sydney, 3 June 1916.

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

Also served in World War II: Service No Q225813.
Date of death24 February 1954
Age at death65
Place of burialQueensland Garden of Remembrance, Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, FYSH Hugh William

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