Regimental number | 54 |
Place of birth | Glebe, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Turner |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, G Fairnham, 125 Abercrombie Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 1), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 3 March 1915. Killed in action, 30 May 1915. Statement, Red Cross File No 1030801D, Corporal M. MASTER [66 N. MASTERS?], 1st Field Company Engineers (patient, Luna Park Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo), 26 January 1916: 'I knew Fairnhma when we joined in Sydney. He was in my section and we called him Harry. I was with him at Anzac. He was killed about 20 yards from the beach. He was on his way to the beach to draw straws, and was assistant Q/Master. He was hit in the back by "Beachy Bill": the shell passing right through his back. I was him about a quarter of an hour after he was hit, and he was then dead. We buried him near the beach, and his name can be read on the wooden cross reproduced by the "Sydney Mail" of 1st Dec. He was one of the best chaps and was always talking of his young lady. He was giving up the job he was on, and it was about his last trip.' Second statement, 153 Sapper H.J. CARMICHAEL, Engineers (patient, Ghezireh Hospital, Cairo), 22 December 1915: 'Informant was close to him one day about a month after the landing when a shell practically blew him to pieces. He was on his way towards the beach, and was hit by one of "Beachy Bill's" shells. He was a reserved quiet man and a great favourite. He was very highly thought of by all.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FAIRNHAM Henry Harnan
Red Cross File No 1030801D |