Regimental number | 1550 |
Place of birth | Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 27 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Woodford, Blue Mountains, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Fanny Fiddling, Woodford, Blue Mountains, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Estaires Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and F.L. FIDDLING, Woodford, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 5 May 1916 (venereal warts); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 5 May 1916; discharged to unit, 18 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 18 July 1916; admitted No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, 18 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left chest). Died of wounds, No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, 19 July 1916. Buried at Estaires Communal Cemetery, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FIDDLING Charles |