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William Nicholson FISCHER

Regimental number19761
Place of birthKilmore, Victoria
SchoolState School, Kilmore, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDraper
AddressKilmore, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 6.25"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs I Fischer, Kilmore, Victoria
Enlistment date13 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/36/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialPotijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery (Special Memorial near Great Cross), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Isabella FISCHER, George Street, Kilmore, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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