Samuel Hercules FIELDER

K I Connection: Leaseholder Hawkes Nest until 1921

Harold SEAGER M.C., V.D.. He and his brother went to KI in 1924 and had a pastoral lease at Hawke’s Nest, Hn of MacGillivray. He married Joyce Debenham TEARNE in 1925 and she moved to KI. Their old house is now derelict and Hawke’s Nest is now owned by Geoff and Pat Brooksby. Seagers Road is nearby. Previous leaseholder was 2631 Samuel Hercules Leopold FIELDER 18/3rd Light Horse. He was found dead on the property on 25 January 1921 and after being buried at Kingscote Cemetery his body was exhumed for an inquest. ["THE HAWKS NEST CASE." The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951) 12 February 1921: 2. <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191550534>.

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Service Number: 2631
Enlisted: 19 January 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 1887
Home Town: Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Machinist
Died: Illness, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 25 January 1921
Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia
General 3 - 20 - 115 (GRM/5*)
World War 1 Service
19 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
23 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, SN 2631, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
23 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, SN 2631, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement SN 2631

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Descendants of :

Edward FIELDER

i. Samuel Leopold Hercules FIELDER was born 26 Oct 1886 in Adelaide, SA and died 25 Jan 1921 in Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island, SA
ii James Stanley FIELDER was born 06 May 1896 in Morgan, SA and died 23 Sep 1974. He married Kathleen Dorothy ROGERS 01 Jun 1925 in Hawthorn, SA. She was born 23 Aug 1896 in Wayville, SA and died 28 Aug 1984.
iii Robert Charles FIELDER was born 08 Dec 1899 in Morgan, SA and died 01 May 1900 in Hilton, SA

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Last updated 9 Sep 2017

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3555464&S=1 plus 51 more documents

Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), Monday 7 February 1921, page 1

Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), Saturday 26 March 1921, page 13