Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Moonee Ponds Victoria |
School | Rockhampton Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Public accountant |
Address | 15 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie M Fairweather, Milton, Cape Street, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Previous military service | 54th Infantry; Served as a Lieutenant in the 54th Battalion, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Promotions |
Captain Unit: 38th Battalion Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross Recommendation date: Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (Awarded Bar to Military Cross) Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bony, near St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 41), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie Mabel FAIRWEATHER, Eaglemont, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed fine qualties of leadership, greatly encouraging his men by his cheerfulness. It was mainly due to his skill that an enemy machine gun and its crew, which was inflicting heavy casualties on his company, were captured. He has on many occasions displayed great courage and ability.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: Bar to Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Cross and Bar, British War Medal, Victory Medal |