FISHER, George Duncan
(Service number 9/279)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 19/08/1890 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Kapuka | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John A. FISHER (father), Kapuka, Southland | ||
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 | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers, Dunedin | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 June 1958 | Age | 68 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Duncan Fisher was the oldest son of John Alexander and Elizabeth Margaret (née Dunford). His brothers, Albert William Fisher and James McNicol 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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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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