FISHER, William Maurice
Service Numbers: | S8045, PA2609 |
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Enlisted: | 8 May 1941 |
Last Rank: | Steward |
Last Unit: | HMAS Madang |
Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 19 July 1920 |
Home Town: | Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
Schooling: | Port Pirie West Public School |
Occupation: | Newspaper Delivery |
Died: | Accidently Drowned, South West Pacific, 20 June 1945, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia 30 E 9 |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates, Port Pirie Navy Memorial, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
8 May 1941: | Involvement Trooper, S8045 | |
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8 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S8045 | |
8 May 1941: | Enlisted Trooper, Port Pirie, South Australia | |
16 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Steward, PA2609, Royal Australian Navy, Port Adelaide, South Australia | |
16 Feb 1942: | Discharged Trooper, S8045, WW2 Light Horse Derived Units - Motor Regiments / Machine Gun Regiments /Armoured Car Regiments | |
16 Feb 1942: | Discharged | |
16 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, PA2609 | |
20 Jun 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Steward, HMAS Madang | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles William John and Florence Isobel Fisher, of Point Pine, South Australia; husband of Yvonne Joyce Fisher, of Barmera, South Australia.
Educated at Port Pirie West Public school he took an interest in running and was fond of football, cricket and swimming. Enlisted in the RAN in July 1941, prior to this he was a Signaller in the 9th Light Horse.