Studio portrait of 1621 Sergeant James Joseph Fisher, Australian Naval and Military ...

Accession Number A03551
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Date made c November 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 1621 Sergeant James Joseph Fisher, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, of Sunshine, Vic. A sheet-metal worker prior to enlisting on 30 September 1918 he embarked from Sydney aboard SS Melusia on 18 December 1918. He died on 28 June 1919 at Caulfield Hospital, aged 36 years. He was one of eight soldier brothers, who were the sons of Mr John Fisher.