Topic: BW - NSW - Lancers
New South Wales Lancers
Roll of Honour
Franz Gustav A L Fetting
Franz Gustav A L Fetting's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Franz Gustav A L Fetting
Service number: 599
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: NSW Lancers
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Place of death: South Africa
Cause of death: Illness
Source: AWM142 Roll of Honour cards, War in South Africa, 1899-1902
A brief military biography of Franz Gustav A L Fetting :
| Regimental number | 599 |
| Date of birth | 25 April 1868 |
| Place of birth | Strassburg, Germany |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer and Scrub Feller |
| Address | Richmond River, Lismore, NSW |
| Marital status | Single |
| Previous Service | German Army Lismore High School 1896 |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | |
| Enlistment date | 1888 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Trooper |
| Unit name | NSW Lancers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from London, UK, on board Nineveh on 10 October 1899 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | NSW Lancers |
| Fate | Died of Disease, 8 May 1900 |
| Place of burial | President Brand cemetery, Bloemfontein |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 1 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
New South Wales Lancers, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: New South Wales Lancers, Roll of Honour, Franz Gustav A L Fetting
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Updated: Saturday, 8 May 2010 9:33 PM EADT
