William John FISH

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Service Number:	3648
Enlisted:	13 September 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	26 August 1943, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

13 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3648, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3648, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3648, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
29 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3648, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the chest
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From the 26th Battalion
19 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion, From the 69th Battalion
21 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3648, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the the Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Charles Fish of 'Comanyena', Moore Street, Newtown, Tasmania

Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypringa disembarking on 6 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal