Eric James Fisher (1915)

Born 5 Jun 1915 in Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Dorothy Jean (Ewart) Fisher — married 1943 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Eric James Fisher was born in 5th June 1915 in Ardlethan, a small service town between Temora and Griffith (east-west) and West Wyalong and Narrandera (north-south), New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of James Fisher and Mary H unknown. ^[1] Ardlethan lays claim to be the birthplace of the Australian Kelpie.

Eric Fisher is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1940-1944
2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion

On 8th July 1940 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Eric enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force. His next-of-kin was listed as Keith Fisher. ^[2] Allocated to the 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion, he served in the Libyan Campaign (January-March 1941) and Greece-Crete Campaign (March-May 1941), before garrison duties in Syria (August 1941-January 1942) and Ceylon (March-July 1942). After returning to Australia with the battalion, and a very brief leave, he was appointed commander of the Medium Machine Gun Platoon for the Kokoda Campaign in September 1942, having been commissioned as a Lieutenant. He was discharged on 7th September 1944. ^[2] Following the war he was awarded the campaign and service medals: 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and Australia Service Medal 1939-1945.

Eric married Dorothy Ewart in 1943 in Wagga Wagga. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #20680/1915; registered at Temora
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: Private Eric James Fisher; accessed 29 Jun 2021
3. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #13308/1943