| Service number | 2428 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Indigenous servicemen, Private |
| Birth Date | 1880-08-27 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Queensland, Clermont |
| Final Rank | Trooper |
| Units |
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| Place | Clermont |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Trooper Frank Fisher
Description
Trooper Frank Fisher was born at Clermont, Qld, but at the time of his enlistment was living with his second wife Esme, and three children from his first marriage, at the Barambah Settlement, Qld (renamed Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement in 1931). He enlisted in Brisbane on 16 August 1917 in the 28 Reinforcements to 11th Light Horse Regiment and embarked in Sydney on the troopship Ulysses (A38) on 19 December 1917. After landing at Suez he was transferred to the 4th Light Horse Training Regiment at Moascar, Egypt, and eventually to the 11th Light Horse Regiment on 13 April 1918. He returned to Australia on the troopship Morvada sailing from Kantara on 20 July 1919. Frank Fisher is the great grandfather of the Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman.
Rolls
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 27 August 1880 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 16 August 1917 | |
| Date of embarkation | 19 December 1917 | |
| Date returned to Australia | 20 July 1919 |