William Henry Fielding

Submitted by Mt Kembla Minin... on Thu, 19/01/2017 - 14:04
First Name: 
William
Middle Name: 
Henry
Last Name: 
Fielding
Mother's Name: 
Margaret Fielding nee Hegarty
Father's Name: 
John Fielding
Date Enlisted: 
Sunday, February 27, 1916
Rank at Enlistment: 
Sapper
Rank at Discharge: 
Sapper
Unit: 
Tunnelling Company 4
Company: 
Headquarters 1
Service: 
Infantry
Awards: 
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Date of Death: 
Thursday, June 6, 1968
Place of Death: 
Balgownie, N.S.W.
Details: 

William Fielding (Service No 3598) was born in Balgownie, N.S.W. around 1897.

At enlistment William was single, 21 years old, worked as a miner,and lived in Balgownie; he had served with the Militia.

He embarked fromSydney on HMAT A69 Warialda with Tunnel Company 4, Headquarter 1, on 22nd May 1916. He arrived in England on 18th July 1916 and then France on 29th August 1916.

William joined 1st Tunnel Company on 30th September 1916 and served on the Western Front. 

On 8th October 1918 he was wounded in action and evacuated to England for treatment of to a gunshot wound to his right thigh.

Invalided back to Australia in March 1919 for further treatment he was discharged medically unfit on 6th September 1919.

In October 1920 he married Mabel Towner and they raised 2 daughters.

William died in Wollongong, N.S.W. in 1968.  His service is commorated on the Balgownie War Memorial 1914-1918.

Sources: 
NAA: B2455, FIELDING W H

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barbo@iinet.net.au (not verified)

Mon, 08/11/2021 - 15:53

This lovely man was my grandfather.
He was born on 10th March.
He married Mabel Towner: they produced a son and 2 daughters. My father, was born 7 years before the 2 girls, Marjorie & Joan.
My grandmother, Mabel died in the late 30's/ early 40's.
My father's name was Neville, he was killed in a car accident on 21st March 1949: 15 months after I was born and 10 days after my brother was born.
My grandfather was in the car when my Dad was killed.
In the early 40's, my grandfather married Mabel's sister, Milly and had 2 more sons, John & Peter.
Just needed to include my Dad in my grandfather's record.
Kind regards, Barbara Overington