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, 1895
    Home Town: Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
    Schooling: Rondebosch Boys' High School, Cape Town, South Africa
    Occupation: Station Hand
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1918
    Cemetery: Boves West Communal Cemetery
    Row A, Grave 1
    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
    24 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4413, Joined 17th Battalion at Ribemont-sur-Ancre, Somme.
    12 Apr 1918: Involvement Private, 4413, Killed in action when his battalion was in the front line at Villers-Bretonneux, Somme.

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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

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