FISK, William Dawson
| Service Number: | 545 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverell, NSW, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Guildford, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 545 | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 545, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 545, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 545, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 545 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Rev. Hugh Wilson officiating minister performed the ceremony of uniting in matrimony Mr. William Dawson Fisk and Miss Ella Virtue, both of Guildford, at 'The Grove,' the residence of the bride's mother, on 8th May 1915 - William would embark on 25th June 1915.
02 October 1915 - Word has been received this week by Mrs. W. D. Fisk (nee Virtue), Guildford, of the reported wounding of her husband Corporal W. D. Fisk at the Dardanelles on 1st September last. Corporal Fisk has been disembarked at Malta, Sept. 1st.
Another D.C.M.
Sergeant W. D. Fisk, of Guildford, has been officially reported missing. A few days after their notification his name appeared amongst the war awards, having received the D.C.M. for bravery in rescuing wounded under fire. He left Sydney as corporal with B Company 20th Battalion for Egypt, thence on to Gallipoli, where the Battalion remained till the evacuation (the 20th playing an important part). He returned to Egypt as a sergeant, and after a short spell left for France, where he has been since Australians landed there. One of the relatives writes to " The Argus ": — "As your paper circulates amongst so many soldiers at the front your publication of the above
may be the means of us hearing something of him." Much sympathy is expressed for Mrs. Fisk, who resides at Guildford.
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