Regimental number | 1259 |
Place of birth | Wrabness, Essex, England |
School | National School, Wrabness, Essex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Narrogin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 179 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E F Fisher, Wrabness, Harwick, Essex, England |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 5th Essex Bn (Territorial Force), England; resigned on leaving the country. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Francis and Elizabeth FISHER, "The FIRS", Wrabness, Essex, England. 5 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 4 March 1916 (influenza); rejoined unit, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 1060801: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills, 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FISHER Christian Clyde
Red Cross file 1060801 |