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FISH, Edgar George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2891 |
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Enlisted: | 18 May 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Narromine, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Nyngan, Bogan, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Narromine Public School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Wounds to the both legs, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 21 April 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot 1, Row D, Grave 19. Headstone inscription reads: Love's memories through life will ever bear you back to us again, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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26 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2891, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
26 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2891, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, From 53rd Battalion | |
21 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 2891, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2891 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Fish and Helen Fish of Narromine, NSW. Brother of Arthur J. Fish of'Gundongs', Tomingley, NSW
Next of kin given as a freind Elizabeth Lane of 'Riversdale', Nyngan, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to Arthur J. Fish