DEFENCE MEDIA ALERT
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 6265 6946
MSPA 298/08
Friday, 12 September 2008
IMAGES OF PRIVATE DAVID FISHER
Images of Private David Fisher, an Australian soldier whose remains were recently
found in Vietnam are now available on the Defence website.
Private David Fisher of the Special Air Services Regiment (SASR) fell from a rope
beneath a Royal Australian Air Force helicopter during a “hot extraction” of his patrol
on 27 September 1969.
Planning is now underway to repatriate Private Fisher’s remains home to Australia.
Private Fisher is the fourth and last Australian Soldier to be located and his return will
complete the recovery of all Australian Army personnel who were lost on operations
and not recovered during the Vietnam War. Lance Corporal Parker and Private
Gillson were repatriated to Australia in June 2007 and Lance Corporal Gillespie in
December 2007.
Two Royal Australian Air Force personnel, Flying Officer Michael Herbert and Pilot
Officer Robert Carver remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War.
Media Note:
The family of Private Fisher request that media respect their privacy during this
difficult time.
Media contact:
Defence Media Liaison: 02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 66
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