FISHER, Cecil
| Service Numbers: | 2742, 2742A |
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| Enlisted: | 6 February 1916, Senior Cadets and 65th Footscray |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Hotham, Victoria, Australia, 6 July 1898 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 23 December 1963, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2742, 58th Infantry Battalion, Senior Cadets and 65th Footscray | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2742, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2742, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 15 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2742A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, 3rd MD, due to wounding. | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2742A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to Right leg, severe | |
| 17 Jun 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the attack west and north of BRAY on the morning of the 22nd August, 1918, the enemy was subjecting our troops to heavy barrage fire. Acting on his own initiative this soldier left his entrenched gun position on three separate occasions to bring in wounded comrades to a place of safety. By his courageous and gallant acts he undoubtedly saved his fellows.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 75 |
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From AWM
2742 Private (Pte) Cecil Fisher, 3rd Pioneer Battalion from Footscray, Victoria. An 18 year old carpenter prior to enlisting on 26 March 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 6th Reinforcements of the 58th Battalion from Melbourne on 2 October 1916 aboard HMAT Nestor. While undergoing further training in England, he transferred to the 3rd Pioneer Battalion and was detached for railway construction work. He joined the 3rd Division Machine Gun Battalion in France on 5 June 1918 and was awarded a Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry in bringing in the wounded during an attack near Bray on 22 August. Pte Fisher was wounded in action on 23 August and evacuated to England for medical treatment. His wounds were such that he was returned to Australia, arriving on 5 February 1919. Cecil was one of 8 brothers who enlisted and served in the AIF.
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