George John Fisher

Forenames

George John AWMM

Surname

Fisher AWMM

Service number

WWI 10/628 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

8 Jun 1894 Public Source

Date of birth

8 June 1894

Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 30 April 2015 - Original birth record

Place of birth

Kopu (Thames, New Zealand)

Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 30 April 2015 - Original birth record

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Waituhi, Taumarunui, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

George J. Fisher, Netherton, Thames River, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• The Western Front - 18 Apr - 2 Oct 1916 Including: The Battle of the Somme
  Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 9 May 2015 - 'The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection', URL:http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Well.html
• Gallipoli - 25 Apr - 19/20 Dec 1915 Including: The 2nd Battle of Krithia; The Battle of Chunuk Bair
  Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 9 May 2015 - 'The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection', URL:http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Well.html
• EGYPT - 4 Dec 1914–26 Feb 1915 Including: The Defence of the Suez Canal - 25 Jan -26 Feb 1915
  Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 9 May 2015 - 'The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection', URL:http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Well.html

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 10/628 AWMM

Military service

• Feb 1916 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Taranaki Company
  Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 9 May 2015 - Military Personnel File
• 18/8/1914 Wellington Infantry Battalion, Taranaki Company
  Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 9 May 2015 - Military Personnel File

Medals and Awards

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Military training

Territorials XI Regiment. Military training - enlistment to embarkation-Palmerston North Army Camp

Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Cunningham, W.H., Treadwell, C.A.L., & Hanna, J.S. (1928).
The Wellington Regiment (NZEF) 1914-1919.
Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Limited.
("The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection")

Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM
• WW1
  18 August 1914
  New Plymouth
  Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Age on enlistment

20 Years

Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Embarkation details

• WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 7 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Arawa or Limerick AWMM Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM
• HMNZT 10
  Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Cunningham, W.H., Treadwell, C.A.L., & Hanna, J.S. (1928).
  The Wellington Regiment (NZEF) 1914-1919.
  Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Limited.
  ("The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection")

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM

• George Fisher was the son of Mrs. M. Fisher, of Normandy Rd., Paeroa, New Zealand, and the late Mr. G. J. Fisher.
  
  Next of Kin: Mrs M. Fisher, Paeroa, Thames (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
• Date of Birth 8 June 1894 at Kopu Thames
  Public - Amy - Other Relative - 8 March 2015 - Family Bible

Death

2 Oct 1916 AWMM

Age at death

22 Years.

Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Family Papers.

Place of death

Eaucourt l'Abbaye, Somme, Northern France

Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Death notes

Private H.D. George stated: On the afternoon of 2-10-16 at Eaucourt l’Abbaye I saw this NCO lying dead. I knew this NCO well and am sure of his identity.

Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Cemetery

Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France AWMM IV. H. 9. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21003134
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/241212/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/241212
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 231
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.