FISHER, John
| Service Number: | 2161 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Methil, Scotland, 1892 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Memorials: | Canberra Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2161, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2161, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr James Fisher, Woodside, Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer was informed by the Engineer Officer that an enemy machine gun post prevented him laying a tape to mark a fire trench it was intended to dig. He immediately took six men, and attacked the post with resolute courage, capturing six of the enemy and two machine guns. The initiative and prompt decision of his action, which was performed in the face of a heavy sniping fire, saved his company from heavy casualties, as the machine guns would have covered the ground over which the men would have advanced.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette'
Date: 4 February 1919
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