| Place | Africa: North Africa, Libya |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 021908 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya |
| Date made | December 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of NX17395 Warrant-Officer (later Lieutenant) Thomas (Tom) Fisher, Official Photographer ...
Description
Portrait of NX17395 Warrant-Officer (later Lieutenant) Thomas (Tom) Fisher, Official Photographer with the Military History and Information Section. NX17395 Lt Thomas Fisher was the only Military History Section photographer to be killed in action in the Second World War. He was killed on 16 November 1942 at the age of 34 while serving with the New Guinea Force Public Relations Field Unit. Born in 1908 in Cardiff, Wales, he enlisted on 27 May 1940 in NSW; he had been living in Maroubra Bay. He was the son of Edgar John and Rachael Anita Fisher, of Maroubra, New South Wales; husband of Emmeline Howen Fisher, of East Hills, New South Wales. His name is commemorated on the Port Moresby Memorial: he has no known grave.