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George John Fisher

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 231 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 231 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George John AWMM
  • Surname
    Fisher AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/628 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 June 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
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Waituhi, Taumarunui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    George J. Fisher, Netherton, Thames River, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • EGYPT - 4 Dec 1914–26 Feb 1915 Including: The Defence of the Suez Canal - 25 Jan -26 February 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
    • 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
    • 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
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/628 AWMM
  • Military service
    • 18/8/1914 Wellington Infantry Battalion, Taranaki Company Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 9 May 2015 - Military Personnel File
    • Feb 1916 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Taranaki Company Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 9 May 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • 1914-15 Star

      British War Medal

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

Training and Enlistment

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  • 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")
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
    • WW1
      18 August 1914
      New Plymouth Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Military Personnel File.
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    20 Years Public - Raewyne - Other Relative - 1 May 2015 - Military Personnel File.

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • WW1 16 Oct 1914-3 December 1914 AWMM from 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")

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • George Fisher was the son of Mrs. M. Fisher, of Normandy Rd., Paeroa, New Zealand, and the late Mr. G. J. Fisher. AWMM
    • Date of Birth 8 June 1894 at Kopu Thames Public - Amy - Other Relative - 8 March 2015 - Family Bible

Death

About death

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  • Death
    2 October 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • 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
  • Cemetery
    Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France AWMM IV. H. 9. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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

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  • I am the grandnephew of George John ,his older brother Edward Fowe was my Grandfather , I can remember a photo of George on their sitting room wall sadly I don't know were it is now as I was living in Australia when my Grandparents Died
    Public - Lew - Other Relative - 4 August 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 August 2015LewWhangarei New ZealandOther Relative
09 May 2015RaewyneMorrinsvilleOther Relative
08 March 2015AmyGeelong, AustraliaOther Relative

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