Robert Percival Fisher

Conflict:

WW1

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

This is probably Robert Percival Fisher Vander Veen, son of James Fisher Vander Veen and Mary Ann Gettens (also shown as James Vander Veen and Mary Ann Fisher Gettens), born in Cheltenham, Victoria in 1888. Date of birth in service record is shown as 11/12/1887. His medals went to his mother, Mrs M A Fisher, 14 Lorne Street, Prahan, Victoria.

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Casualty

Service Number:

6/3315

Name:

Robert Percival Fisher

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Birth - Unverified:

1888

Place of Birth:

Victoria, Australia

Next of Kin:

Mrs E A Fisher (sister-in-law), 33 William Street, Papanui, Christchurch

Religion:

Church of England

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

33 William Street, Papanui, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Labourer

Employer:

E Harris, Styx

Unit:

NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

31 October 1918

Day of Death:

Thursday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

8th Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

13 November 1915

Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36

Vessel:

Willochra or Tofua

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille

Cemetery Reference:

VI. F. 22.

Cemetery Location:

France