Gordon FISK

FISK, Gordon

Service Numbers: 4431, 4413
Enlisted: 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town: North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Station Hand
Died: Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1918
Cemetery: Boves West Communal Cemetery
Row A, Grave 1, Boves West Communal Cemetery, Boves, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

3 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4431, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
9 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 4413, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 4413, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Willam Fisk and Charlotte Anne Fisk of 52 Dalton Road, Mosman, NSW formerly of Williamstown, Victoria.

Brother of Newton Fisk who was died of bomb wounds on 23 September 1915 aboard HS Dunluce Castle and was buried at sea. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memoral

Gordon lived in South Africa from a very early age returning to Australia at the age of 16 years

Medals: British War Medal Victory Medal