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John Albert FISHER

Regimental number2328
Place of birthLaunceston Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
AddressCape Barren Island, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, John Fisher, Cape Barren Island, Tasmania
Enlistment date20 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialPotijze Chateau Ground Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 12), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret FISHER, Cape Barren Island, Tasmania. Native of Launceston, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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