Paul Charles Albert Fornachon

Paul Charles Albert Fornachon was born on 8 November 1890 in Adelaide, South Australia.

His parents were Charles Louis Fernand Fornachon and Mary (nee Jentsch) who married in Adelaide in 1889.

Paul attended Way College and Prince Alfred College.  He was then a student at the University of Adelaide, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1910 and then a Bachelor of Arts in 1912.

Paul played cricket for the Adelaide University Cricket Club (1912/13 and 1913/14 seasons). He was a member of the Adelaide University Rowing Club eight and rowed in several Intervarsity competitions and was awarded a Blue. He was also a member of the Rifle Club.

Paul was working as a teacher at the Church of England Grammar School in North Sydney, New South Wales when he enlisted with the 2nd Infantry Battalion, A Company  - they embarked from Sydney on the transport ship Suffolk on 18 October, 1914.  He had previous service for 18 months in the Senior Cadets.

He had the rank of Private in August, 1914 in A Company and was promoted to Lance Corporal on 1 September, 1914 and on 28 January 1915 was promoted to Corporal. He was transferred from A Company to C Company of the 2nd Infantry Battalion on 28 January, 1915.

Paul disappeared after landing at Anzac Cove & was listed as missing and later confirmed as being Killed in Action on 2 May 1915. He has no known grave and his name is memorialised on the Lone Pine Memorial and the Australian War Memorial.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.