Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Rathdown Street State School, Carlton, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | East St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Brother, H Fischer, C/o Department of Works and Railways, Director General of Works Branch, New Commonwealth Office, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lihons, France |
Age at death | 30.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 3), Harbonnieres, Frnace |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 46 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugo and Annie FISCHER |
Family/military connections | Brother: 8/375 Lance Sergeant Harold A FISCHER, Otago Infantry Regiment, NZEF, died of wounds. 6 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |