Regimental number | 1709 |
Place of birth | Wangoon, near Warrnambool , Victoria |
School | State School, Camperdown, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Hopetoun Street, Camperdown, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ada Fisher, Hopetoun Street, Camperdown, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Colac, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 4), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Elizabeth FISHER; husband of Mrs A.R. FISHER, Hopetown Street, Camperdown, Victoria. Native of Wangoom, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Promoted Extra Duty Pay Corporal, 29 December 1915. Marched out of 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 4 March 1916; taken on strength of 14th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 4 March 1916, and reverts to the rank of Private the same day. Promoted Lance Corporal, 18 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action 8 August 1916; admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, 9 August 1916 (shrapnel wounds, right shoulder and left leg), and reverts to the rank of Lance Corporal the same day; transferred to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 10 August 1916; to England, 13 August 1916; to No 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 14 August 1916; to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 12 October 1916; discharged to furlough, 24 October 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 10 November 1916, and classified Class 'A'. Marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, 7 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 January 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, 17 January 1917. Proceeded to unit, 20 January 1917; rejoined 14th Bn, 21 January 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 4 February 1917. Promoted Corporal, 27 February 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 21 April 1917. Detached for duty in England, 1 October 1917; attached for duty with Permanent Cadre of 4th Training Bn, England, 6 October 1917. Marched into 13th Training Bn, Codford, 3 November 1917. On Command at Drill Course, Jellalahad Barracks, Tidworth, 5 November 1917; marched into 13th Training Bn, Codford, 24 November 1917. Marched out of 13th Training Bn, 31 March 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 April 1918; marched into Base Depot, Calais, 1 April 1918. Proceeded to unit, 4 April 1918; rejoined 14th Bn, 15 April 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FISHER William Thomas |