Edward FISHER

FISHER, Edward

Service Number: 1534
Enlisted: 20 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
Born: Curlewis NSW, 9 August 1892
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer, Miner
Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Shire of Howard Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915: Enlisted
5 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 1534, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
5 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 1534, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne
Date unknown: Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

 

 

Great Grandfathers Details.
Edward was in the 1st Reinforcements 31st Battalion which saw service mostly in France.
Edward was wounded in action twice & returned to active duty on both occasions.


Edward was also reported missing in Action on the 27/09/1917 to be later identified as a Prisoner of War on the 12/11/1917 interned at Limburg Germany.

 

Returned to Australia 15 May 1919