8/197 Private Hunter (20/9/1893-3/5/1915) and 75370 Private Colin Albert (20/1/1892-26/9/1915) Fairbairn. "in the trenches a few days"

Private Hunter Fairbairn, who died of wounds received in the Dardanelles, was a son of Mr James Fairbairn, a well known farmer of Otago. He was also a cousin of Mr T. Inglis, of the local Defence Office.  -Manawatu Times, 26/5/1915.

Hunter Fairbairn was admitted to the Hospital Ship Gascon on May 3rd and died the same day.  His Army record describes his wounds as "GSW lower extremities compound fr."

FOR THE EMPIRE'S CAUSE. 

FAIRBAIRN. - Died of wounds received at the Dardanelles, Private Hunter Fairbairn, son of James Fairbairn, Highcliff; aged 21 years. 

He did his duty.  -Otago Daily Times, 31/5/1915.

PRIVATE FAIRBAIRN.

Mr James Fairbairn, of Highcliff, has just received advice, that his son Colin, who enlisted in the Canadian forces has been killed in action in France. Private Fairbairn was in the machine-gun section of the 29th Battalion, which left England for the front about the middle of September. He had only been in the trenches a few days, being killed on 26th September. Mr Fairbairn previously lost another son (Private Hunter Fairbairn) at Gallipoli, a few days after the landing, in which he took part.  -Evening Star, 20/11/1915.

Colin Fairburn was living in Vancouver when he joined the 29th Infantry Battalion "Tobin's Tigers" in 1915. He was killed in the Ypers area, very shortly after the 29th went into action.

Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.