Fountain, Raymond George

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Fountain, Raymond George

Service Number 1494 Service Number 54 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 9th October 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Fountain, Raymond George

SERVICE NO

54

UNIT

18th Battalion

RANK

Sergeant

AGE at Enlistment

21 yrs 6 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Leighardt, Sydney

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Carpenter

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

2 Mar 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Liverpool

PREVIOUS SERVICE

Nil

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Geo Henry Fountain, Blackwall, via Woy Woy

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’4½”. Weight-136lbs. Chest-32-34”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Dark.

RELIGION

R/C

EMBARKED

Sydney 25 Jun 1915 per “Ceramic”

DISEMBARKED NOTES

7 Nov 1917- Mentioned in Dispatches for distinguished & gallant services & devotion to duty.

WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

9 Oct 1917 Belgium

BURIED

Isolated gve nr Garter Point, ¾mile SW Zonnebeke-3¼ miles ENE Ypres. Perth Cem. China Wall Plot 58

MEDALS

1914-15 Star-17146, British War Medal-15398, Victory Medal-15338. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-334899.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Disc, 2 Photos, Wallet, Letters, Metal Broach./

Sydney Morning Herald 21st November 1917 pg. 10 FOUNTAIN;- Killed in action, October 9, 1917, Sergeant Raymond George Fountain (Sid), dearly beloved son of Mr.and Mrs. G H Fountain, of Blackwall, Woy Woy, and late of Newtown, aged 23 years 11 months. FOUNTAIN;- Killed in action, October 9, 1917, Sergeant Raymond George Fountain (Sid), dearly beloved brother and brother-in-law of Verlie and Stanley Beale. FOUNTAIN;- Killed in action, October 9, 1917, Sergeant Raymond George Fountain (Sid), dearly beloved brother and brother-in-law of Jack and Stella Fountain, of Eastwood

Gosford Times 30th May 1918 Late Sergeant Fountain Mr.G A Fountain, of Woy Woy has been informed by the War Office that his son, No 54 of the 18th Battalion, was mentioned in a despatch from Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, dated 7 th November, 1917, and published in second supplement of â&#x20AC;&#x153;London Gazetteâ&#x20AC;? dated 25th December, 1917, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. Mr. Fountain also received a message from the King expressing appreciation of the service rendered by the late Sergeant Fountain, and trusting that the public acknowledgement may be of some consolation to his father.

Sydney Morning Herald 9th October 1918 pg. 10 FOUNTAIN- In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Sergt. R G Fountain, killed in action October 9, 1917. inserted by his parents, G and S Fountain, and his brothers, Lib and Colin. FOUNTAIN- In loving memory of our dear brother, Sergt. R G Fountain, killed in action October 9, 1917. Inserted by his brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Stella. FOUNTAIN- In loving memory of our dear brother, Sergeant. Raymond George Fountain, killed in action October 9, 1917. Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, Verlie and Stanley Beale.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4019428

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