Regimental number | 502 |
Place of birth | Suva, Fiji Islands |
School | Marist Brothers (Catholic) School, Suva , Fiji |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Boilermaker |
Address | High Street, East Maitland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, S Fairhall, Victoria Parade, Suva, Fiji |
Previous military service | Served in the Fiji Defence Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Roseberg Park Camp, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 37), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 69 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Josephine FAIRHALL, The Post Office, Suva, Fiji Islands. 37 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked from Melbourne on HMAT "Ulysses" for Alexandria, 22 December 1914. Reported wounded and missing in action, Gallipoli, 2 May 1915. Court of Enquiry held at Serapeum, 28 April 1916, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 2 May 1915'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1030705G, Sergeant W.J. FITZGERALD, 13th Bn (patient 4th Australian General Hospital, Randwick), 8 March 1916: 'Informant knew this man well, and made enquiries when he was reported missing, and was told by men who were with Fairhall that he was not badly wounded, but had to be left, and the ground could not be recovered. The general opinion of those taking part was that he was a prisoner.' Second statement, 560 Sergeant E. STEPHENSON, 13th Bn (patient, 4th Australian General Hospital, Randwick), 15 May 1916: 'Informant knew "Darkey" Fairhall well - remembered his number. On the 2nd May between Quinn's Post and Pope's Hill at the top of the gully, informant saw Fairhall lying wounded. Fairhall never rejoined his unit between 2nd May and December 14th, when informant left.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FAIRHALL Samuel Ferdinand
Red Cross File No 1030705G |