Noel Gordon FISCHER

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FISCHER, Noel Gordon

Service Number:	NX98788
Enlisted:	14 November 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1921
Home Town:	Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Grafton and Alumny Creek Public Schools, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 21 September 2002, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

14 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Private, NX98788
14 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX98788
11 Nov 1944:	Discharged Private, NX98788, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
11 Nov 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX98788

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Biography contributed by John Johnston

Noel was born at Grafton on February 27th 1921, eldest son of Gordon and Elsie Fischer and brother of Joan, Ronald and Ivan. Following his education at Grafton and Alumny Creek he worked on the family farm.

Noel was blind in his right eye from birth, therefore declared unfit for military service. However, after persistent efforts to enlist, he was finally accepted to serve in non-combat roles. Apparently, Noel had other ideas. After basic training in NSW and later training in jungle warfare at Ravenshoe, Queensland, he embarked at Townsville with the 2/10th Battalion, arriving in Port Moresby on August 12th 1943.

By January 1944, his battalion was involved in heavy fighting in extreme conditions around Shaggy Ridge. On one occasion Noel narrowly escaped serious injury when a Japanese hand grenade exploded beside him, lifting him into the air. After the war, Noel returned to the family farm where he remained for the majority of his working life. He died at Casino on September 21st 2002, survived by his wife, formerly Miss Mary Smith, and his son William.

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