| Regimental number | 8/375 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Address | Oteramika Road, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Brother, F R Fischer, c/o William Haughton and Co, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Sergeant |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row F, Grave No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugo and Annie Fischer |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Frank Reinhard FISCHER, 6th Bn, AIF, killed in action, 10 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |