FISHER, James McNicol
(Service number 24884)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Driver |
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Birth
| Date | 16 August 1895 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Blacksmith | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret Elizabeth FISHER (mother), 80 Denmark Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, No 2 Field Battery | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiri or Manganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Field Artillery | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 October 1973 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | Temuka | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James McNicol Fisher was the second son of John Alexander and Elizabeth Margaret (née Dunford). He married Elizabeth Sarah Douglas on 20 June 1923 at Temuka. His brothers, Albert William Fisher and George Duncan Fisher, also served in World War I, as did his uncles - Charles Christopher Dunford and Edward Samuel Dunford.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Datasbase [19 July 2019]
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