| Regimental number | 2306 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Stradbroke, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Hotel licensee |
| Address | Imperial Hotel, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 44.8 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Fisher, Imperial Hotel, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Member, Quirindi Rifle Club. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Inverell, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 34th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 17 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched into 9th Training Bn, 12 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 April 1917; taken on strength, 34th Bn, in the field, 30 April 1917. Detached to 11th Field Company Engineers, 26 May 1917; rejoined Bn, 13 May 1917. Detached to Salvage Company, 6 July 1917. Admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 17 April 1918; transferred to England, 20 April 1918, and admitted to 15th Canadian General Hospital, Taplow, 21 April 1918 (debility); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 6 May 1918; discharged on furlough, 14 May 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 28 May 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 6 Jule 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 31 July 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: debility following trench fever), Sydney, 6 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Re-enlisted, 23 September 1918, as 1543 Pte, Naval & Military Expeditionary Force; embarked Sydney, 2 October 1918; served in Rabaul; commenced return to Australia, 8 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 2 September 1919. |
| Miscellaneous details | Place of birth incorrectly entered on NAA RecordSearch as Straabreed, Victoria. True age at enlistment: 49. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FISHER John James Henry |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
