FISHER, Henry
| Service Number: | 849 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St-Annes-on-the-Sea, Lancashire, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | tram conductor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 27 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 849, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 849, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Henry FISHER, (Service Number 849) was born in St-Annes-on-the-Sea, Lancashire, in 1890. He came to NSW in 1913 and found employment that same year as a conductor on the North Sydney lines of the Tramways. In August 1914 he enlisted in the AIF in Sydney.
On 27 October he was mortally wounded in the fighting near Ypres and died at the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. He was buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Submitted 4 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Henry FISHER (Service Number 849) was born in St-Annes-on-the-Sea, Lancashire, in 1890. He came to NSW in 1913. He found employment that same year as a conductor on the North Sydney lines of the Tramways. In August 1914 he enlisted in the AIF in Sydney.
He embarked from Sydney in October 1914.
He was wounded in action at Gallipoli in May 1915. He was evacuated to Egypt and discharged from hospital there in June. He was back in hospital in March 1916 for two months, suffering from mumps. By July 1916 he was at a training camp in England. He was sent to France in October. He joined his battalion on 29h October1916. He was wounded in action again on 24th November. At first he was hospitalised in France. Then he was evacuated to England in December 1916. He was released from hospital in March 1917 and given a fortnight’s leave. After further training, he returned to France in September and re-joined his battalion.
On 27th October 1917 he was mortally wounded in the fighting near Ypres. He died at the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. He was buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board