Regimental number | 2110 |
Place of birth | Wandearah, South Australia |
School | Wandearah South Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wanderah West, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Jane Fidge, Wanderah West, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT Seang Bee on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2110A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 8), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Elizabeth FIDGE, Wandearah West, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FIDGE Gordon Thomas |