FISK, Herbert John
Service Number: | 997 |
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Enlisted: | 14 March 1916, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Corps |
Born: | Dover Castle, England, 31 March 1875 |
Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Church of Scotland Normal School, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 11 February 1968, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Methodist area |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 997, 1st Veterinary Section, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 997, 1st Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 997, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne | |
20 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Veterinary Section | |
29 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Veterinary Corps, From 1st Veterinary Section | |
4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 997, Australian Veterinary Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia during 1913c. Address at the time of enlistment was Woollahra, NSW
Son of Thomas Arthur Fisk and Annie Fisk nee Waring of England
Husband of Hilda Ethel Fisk of 36 Nelson Street, Woollahra, NSW. Herbert and Hilda married in Waverley, NSW during 1916c
Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1918 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 3 September 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medal: British War Medal