FISHER, Albert William
(Service number 9/278)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 17 October 1897 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Kapuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John FISHER (father), Kapuka | ||
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 | ||
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| Transport | Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 July 1938 | Age | 40 years |
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| Place of Death | |||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Albert William Fisher was the third son of John Alexander and Elizabeth Margaret (née Dunford).His brothers, George Duncan 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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