Robert Ashton FISHER

Regimental number25/753
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationSeaman
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Fisher, 3 Toplis Street, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Captain William Fisher, 79 Sunderland Street, Moonah, Tasmania, and Harriet Winifred Fisher, Zeehan, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 3