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Wilfred Kent FETHERS

Place of birthMalvern, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationInsurance manager
AddressBlakesley Street, Chatswood, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMrs Fethers, 75 Darling Point Road, Sydney, New South Wales
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentMajor
Unit name24th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Companion of the Distinguished Service Order


Recommendation date: 14 September 1916

Legion of Honour


Recommendation date: "May-November 1915"

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).
Recommendation date: "18-20 December 1915"

FateReturned to Australia 2 August 1918
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Family/military connectionsBrothers: Brothers: Captain Bernard Denton FETHERS, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 18 October 1919; Lt Cyril Denton FETHERS MC, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919; Captain Geoffrey Ernest FTHERS, Australian Army Veterinary Corps, returned to Australia, 21 December 1918.

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