Regimental number | 2877 |
Place of birth | Blumburg, South Australia |
School | Peak Vale Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Moogoon Road, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35.6 |
Height | 5' 11.25" |
Weight | 154.5 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Fisher, 'Bon Aview', Koorawatha, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the Australian Light Horse; 'left on own accord'. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Raffa, Egypt |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 119), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: W. and M.A. FISHER, Koorawatha, New South Wales. Native of South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Wounded in action, Rafa, 9 January 1917 (gun shot wound, back). Died of wounds, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 9 January 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Bon Ariew, Koorawatha, New South Wales. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FISHER Charles Henry |