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FISH, Charles Vivian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3753 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Glass Blower |
| Died: | Shell wound to the groin, 15th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 17 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row C, Grave 28. Headstone inscription reads: Loving memory of my dear son duty nobly done, Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac Soldier's Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3753, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3753, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3753, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Field Ambulance, From 8th Battalion | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3753, 2nd Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3753 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Jonathon Fish and Harriet E. Fish (later known as Lowery of QLD) nee Strachan of 'Alvie', Colac, Victoria. Brother of George Melrose Fish who died of wounds on 1 August 1916 while serving with the 2nd Field Ambulance and was buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery. Plot 11, Row B, Grave 64
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal