ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

FISHER, Walter Stanley

FISHER, Walter Stanley

Full Name: Walter Stanley

FISHER

Date of Birth: 06

–

1885

Place of birth: Maroulan NSW

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Mundijong WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Elizabeth Fisher

Next of Kin Address: Sunny Slope Farm Collie WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 4272

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 48th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-09-27

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-01-29

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-26

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, FRANCE

Age at Death: 31

Burial Location: Inscription- Villers Brettoneux Memorial France- No Known Grave

27/09/1915- To 30 Depot Company as Private
1/11/1915- To 16th Battalion 13th Reinforcements
26/02/1916- To Overseas Base Depot Zeitoun Egypt
2/04/1916- Transferred 48th Battalion Serapeum Egypt
9/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
28/07/1916- Admitted 12th Australian Field Ambulance France ( Dyspepsia ) then to 1st Anzac Rest Station
3/08/1916- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Sickness
6/08/1916- Reported  MISSING IN ACTION France
6/08/1916- Reported  KILLED  IN  ACTION Pozieres,  France ( Court of Enquiry Dated 4/05/1917 ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal No. 31365

Victory Medal No. 31141

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 324010

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Jarrahdale Roll of Honour WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 145

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.