Charles Fisher

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 3 September 1891, Wakapatu, Southland, New Zealand
  • Died 18 June 1917, in the field, Belgium
  • Killed In Action in the field, Belgium
  • Last rank Corporal
  • Service number 8/3579
  • Served In New Zealand Pioneer (Māori) Battalion, 9th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
  • Next of Kin Mrs S. Fisher (mother), Wakatipu
  • Pre-war occupation Sawmill Hand for Perry Smith
  • ReligionWesleyan
  • Enlisted19 October 1915
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 37 Maunganui, departed 8 January 1916, Wellington, disembarked 8 February 1916, Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationWestern European 1916-1917
  • BuriedBerks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave reference: III.A.33.
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Profile photo credit: Otago Witness 18 July 1917 via The Onward Project