George FISK

FISK , George

Service Number: 4186
Enlisted: 10 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bullarook, Victoria, Australia, 1879
Home Town: Beech Forest, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engine Driver
Died: Colac, Victoria, 5 December 1941, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Colac General Cemetery, Victoria
Interred on the 6 December 1941.Monumental Section, Row 62, Grave 17
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World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4186, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 4186, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 4186, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
21 Feb 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4186, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Enteric

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Enlisted and served as George Fiske

Son of Charles Brown Fisk and Alice Fisk nee Wiseman of Spargo Creek, Daylesford, Victoria.

Brother of Alfred Ernest Fisk who returned to Australia during 1919 having served with the 47th Battalion and having been in a German Prisoner of War camp in Germany;  Arthur Henry Fisk who returned to Australia on 23 March 1919 having served with the 58th Battalion and Augustus Massey Fisk who died of wounds on 6 August 1918 while serving with the 23rd Battalion and was buried in the Beacon Cemetery, Plot 1, Row E, Grave 1

Commenced return to Australia on 17 August 1916 aboard HT Borda

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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