Hudson Fysh
Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh KBE, DFC was an Australian aviator and businessman. A founder of the Australian airline company Qantas, Fysh was born in Launceston, Tasmania. Serving in the Battle of Gallipoli and Palestine Campaign as a lieutenant of the Australian Light Horse Brigade, Fysh later became an observer and gunner to Paul McGinness in the AFC. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross during the aftermath of the war for his services to aerial warfare.
Wilmot Hudson Fysh was born in the city of Launceston in Tasmania, Australia, onJanuary 1895. His father, Frederick Wilmot Fysh, was a merchant, while his mother, Mary , was the daughter of a famous landowner, Henry Reed. Fysh was the oldest of five siblings Hudson, Henry, Margaret, Mary and Graham. He was also the greatnephew of Sir Philip Fysh. His childhood was marred by the failure of his parents marriage and his fathers business. Originally staying with his father, he ran away so often that eventually he was able to stay with his mother. Living in St Leonardsa suburb of Launcestonuntil 1914, he enlisted in the Light Horse upon the start of World War I.
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