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William Duncan FISHER

Regimental number2411
Place of birthRochester, Victoria
SchoolCatholic Convent School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGroom
AddressRochester, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, John Fisher, Rochester, Victoria
Enlistment date29 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 13), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Cornelius and Priscilla FISHER, Rochester, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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