Regimental number | 1787 |
Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria |
School | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Undergraduate |
Address | St John's College, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rhoda Edith Fisher, The Rectory, Redcliffe, Queensland |
Previous military service | 3rd Infantry; He held a commission in the 7th Moreton Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Brisbane, Queensland. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 15), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on University of Queensland Roll of Honour ('Pro Patria Ceciderunt'; They fell for their Country), St Lucia, Queensland. Parents: C.R. and Rhoda Edith FISHER, The Rectory, Redcliffe, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |