FISCHER, Hermann Berthold Frederick
| Service Number: | 1810 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millendilla, South Australia, 7 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 4 August 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eudunda and District WW1 Roll of Honour, Langhorne Creek Brinkley District WW1 Roll of Honour, Tailem Bend and District Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1810, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1810, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1810, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1810, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1810, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Forever young
Hermann (Harry) Berthold Frederick Fischer (aged 23 years and 9 months) was killed in action near Pozieres in France. He served with the 27th Battalion (Infantry) Australian Imperial Force first at Gallipoli and then in France. With no known grave, his name is listed on the memorial at Villers-Bretonneux. As is sadly true for many, many others, my Great-Uncle Harry is forever young.
Four years after his death, his older sister, Sarah Hilda Adeline Fischer, married one of his best mates, Arthur Harrold Williams. As my grandparents, they welcomed their two baby sons: in 1923, my Dad, Raymond Arthur Williams, and in 1927, my Uncle Pete (Denzil Robin Williams).
His military service records add the following information:
Hermann (Harry) Berthold Frederick Fischer was the son of Mr and Mrs Johann Frederick Fischer, Murray Bridge, South Australia.
He enlisted in the AIF at Keswick, South Australia on 20 May 1915, at the age of 22 years and 6 months. His occupation was given as labourer and his address as Millendilla, South Australia. He embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on the HMAT Kanowna on 23 June 1915. He left Alexandria in Egypt on 4 September 1915 to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli. He left Gallipoli when that campaign ended, and embarked from Mudros on the island of Lemnos, Greece on 10 January 1916 arriving in Alexandria, from where he embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force on 16 March 1916 arriving in Marseilles, France on 21 March 1916. He was killed in action on 4 August 1916.
Submitted 5 August 2016 by Valerie Williams
Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE H. B. FISCHER.
Private Hermann B. Fischer, who was killed in France on August 4, was a son of Mr. F. Fischer, of Murray Bridge, and was in his 24th year. He enlisted on June 24, 1915. He was a well-known sportsman, and one of the most promising rowers in the State. He was a member of several of the Murray Bridge four-oar crews, and had won a number of races. He also distinguished himself as a footballer." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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