Fillingham, Charles Joseph Orton

Date of Birth	1890-02-27
Date of Death	1923-02-22
Age	32
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, Molong
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Died suddenly of "natural causes". Heart Failure following a seizure.

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Rank	Petty Officer
Rate	Sick Berth Attendant
Official Number	2672
Discharge Notes	DD
Service Period	1913-1923
Active Service (War service)	WW1
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Sydney (I) HMAS - Light Cruiser Town Class

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Queenborough Cemetery
Cemetery Address	Hobart, TAS
Demonination/Area	N/A

Notes

By a strange quirk of fate PO Fillingham's uncle Mr Walter Escins of was in Hobart and attended the funeral as chief mouner.

Sources

Updated Aug 2021

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