FISHER, Charles
(Service number 8/3579)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 9 March 1891 | Place of Birth | Waipatu, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 19 October 1915 | Age | 21 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihapatu, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Sawmill Hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Compulsory Military Training, under the Defence Act 1909. Riverton New Zealand | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs S. Fisher (Mother), Wakatipu, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 9th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 June 1917 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of William and Sarah Fisher, of Colic Bay, Southland, New Zealand
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27/08/2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. 5830385860779222418 [29 August 2013]
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