Herbert John FISK

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Service Number:	997
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:

14 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 997, 1st Veterinary Section, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
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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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