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FISHER, John Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2328 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, 4 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Cape Barren Island, Flinders, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lady Barron Flinders Municipality War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2328, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2328, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John and Margaret Fisher, of Cape Barren Island, Tasmania. Native of Launceston, Tasmania.
FISHER.—Died of wounds in France, on the 13th of October, 1917, Private John Albert Fisher, eldest beloved son of John and M. Fisher, Cape Barren Island.
"For freedom and humanity." (Hobart Papers please copy.)