FISCHER, Albert George
(Service number 6/1076)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18 September 1891 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 291 Hereford Street, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Catherine FISCHER, 291 Hereford Street, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
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| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 March 1976 | Age | 84 years |
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| Place of Death | Windermere Hospital, Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
Albert George Fischer was born on 18 September 1891 at Timaru, the son of Adolf Gottlieb Fischer, from Switzerland, and his Bavarian-born wife, Katherina Blab, who had come to New Zealand in 1879-80. Adolf was aphotographer in Timaru i the late 1880s-1890s. Albert married Ivy Louise Annie Duckmanton in 1917 at Christchurch.They had two children. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [20 January 2019]; School Admission record (Canterbury Branch NZSG) [20 January 2019]
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