Officer's service dress tunic: Captain P W Fisher, 15 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, AIF

Australian Army tailor-made khaki officer's service dress tunic with a pair of pleated patch breast pockets, an expanding patch pocket with pointed flap over each hip and a fitted, adjustable belt. The tunic has oxidised AMF buttons, oxidised rank badges of captain, colour patches of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery and one blue overseas service chevron on the lower right arm. The tunic also has oxidised 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles and 'Rising Sun' collar badges. A maker's label is sewn on the inside collar and is marked, 'W. CHORLEY & CO PTY LTD GEORGE STREET SYDNEY'. Typed on the label is, '30535 12/7/43 CAPT. P.W. FISHER'

Worn by NX154642 Captain P W Fisher, 15 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery. Born at Artarmon, NSW in 1916, Peter Wallace Fisher was a barrister and member of the Australian Military Force (Artillery) at the outbreak of the Second World War. In August 1941, N85071 Lieutenant P W Fisher was Second in Command of the Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Military Landing Craft Section (AA/AMLC) when he arrived in Rabaul as part of Lark Force. Fisher was one of just seven of 53 officers and men of that unit to survive the Japanese assault on Rabaul in early 1942 when he was rescued off Palmalmal and returned to Australia. In 1943 Fisher was seconded to the AIF, promoted to captain, allocated the service number NX154642 and assigned to 15 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. He received his discharged in October 1944.