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William Hanlon FISHER

Regimental number2350
Place of birthGladstone, Queensland
SchoolGladstone State School, Mount Morgan Technical College, Queensland
Other trainingMechanical Engineer
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationElectrician
AddressManly, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinWife, Mrs E A Fisher, 39 Pittwater Road, Manly, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Unit from Nominal RollA.E.M.M.C.
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWhen enlisted, he was employed by the NSW Railway Department at Sydney
FateDied of accidental injuries 18 May 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Cause of death: burns
Place of death or woundingFrance - died in hospital Boulogne
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
27
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexandeer and Margaret FISHER, Gladstone, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2168 Alexander Reginald Fisher, killed in action, Bray, France, 11 August 1918; Sister: Sister Mary E Fisher, who served in AANS 1915-1919, Royal Red Cross.

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