James Clarke FISHER

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Service Number:	2023
Enlisted:	18 June 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bricklayer & Carpenter
Died:	Pneumonia, At sea on board HS Makarini, 7 October 1915
Cemetery:	Suez War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 59
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

18 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2023, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2023, 26th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne

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Son of W.G. and Ellen Fisher of 14 Star Street, South Hobart, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served a 12 month apprenticeship with Stabb Bros. of Hobart and 15 months with McKenzie Capenters