Norman Stanley Bathurst FAIRBAIRN

Regimental number3759
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFettler
AddressNewcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 9.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, J.H. Fairbairn, 70 Fern Street, Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 July 1915
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 July 1918
Place of death or woundingHamel, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial		69
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: John Henry and Ruth FAIRBAIRN
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 5 February 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty at Zeitoun, 18 February 1916.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 6 March 1916 (gonorrhoea); discharged, 14 May 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 70 days.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 18 May 1916 (venereal disease); discharged to duty, 31 July 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 6 August 1916; disembarked England, no date stated.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 September 1916; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 24 September 1916.

Taken on strength of 13th Bn, Belgium, 4 October 1916.

Admitted to hospital, 5 October 1916 (gonorrhoea); transferred to No 12 Australian Field Ambulance, 6 October 1916 (sub acute gonorrhoea); to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 7 October 1916; to No 18 General Hospital, Camiers, 8 October 1916; discharged, 11 November 1916, and marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, the same day; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 37 days.

Rejoined 13th Bn, 14 December 1916.

Promoted Temporary Corporal, 11 April 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 16 July 1917.

Admitted to No 13 Australian Field Ambulance, 26 July 1917 (abscess, right leg, and scabies); transferred to 4th Australian Divisional Rest Station, 26 July 1917; to No 50 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 August 1917; to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 16 August 1917; rejoined unit, 26 August 1917.

On leave, 1 September 1917; rejoined unit, 15 September 1917.

Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 21 September 1917 (furunculosis, swelling gland, right groin); transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 21 September 1917; to No 30 Ambulance Train, 21 September 1917; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, 22 September 1917; discharged, 8 October 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 10 October 1917.

Admitted to No 39 General Hospital, 14 October 1917 (gonorrhoea); discharged, 8 November 1917, and marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 8 November 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 26 days.

Proceeded to unit, 11 November 1917; rejoined 13th Bn, 29 November 1917.

Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 30 November 1917 (sprained left elbow, severe); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 30 November 1917; to No 3 General Hospital, Le Treport, 30 November 1917; discharged, 18 December 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 19 December 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 27 December 1917; rejoined 13th Bn, 4 June 1918.

Killed in action, 4 July 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FAIRBAIRN Norman Stanley Bathurst