Regimental number | 245 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Softlaw, Kelso, Scotland |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | The Cafe, Pirie Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, John Fairbairn, Spottiswoode, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Discharged |
Other details |
Enlisted in the 10th Bn; transferred at Gallipoli to the trench mortar battery. Invalided out of the AIF in 1918. After the war engaged in forestry work in British East Africa. |