Name: David John Elkington Fisher 
Known as Danny to his mate's

 

He truely is/was True Blue

Rank/Branch: Tpr/SAS #2787344
Trooper of the Australian Special Air Service
Unit: J Troop, Special Air Service 
Date of Birth: Age 23 at time of MIA status
Home City of Record: Balgowlah, N.S.W.
Next of Kin: Mr W. A. Fisher (father)
Date of Loss: 27 September 1969 
Country of Loss: South Vietnam 
Loss Coordinates: YS633957 
Status (in 1973): Missing in Action 
Category: 
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground 
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing) 

REMARKS:
SYNOPSIS: In 1984, the Australian government sent delegates to Vietnam to find fresh evidence on missing Australians. It was abandoned when the party failed to learn anything about the men's fate. Australian foreign affairs minister, Bill Hayden, recommended the cases be closed, that the Vietnamese government had cooperated fully with the search and the subject of the missing men, and it should no longer be an issue between the two countries. 
Yet reports continue to be received in the U.S. from refugees and intelligence sources convincing many authorities that hundreds of servicemen are still being held captive. The veterans of Australia, like those of Canada and the U.S. refuse to accept their governments' dismissal of the issue. 
At least five Australians are missing who were not directly associated with U.S. forces. One of the five is Tpr. David J.E. Fisher, lost on September 27, 1969. 
Fisher was a member of J troop in the Australian Special Air Service, a service unit similar to the U.S. Army Special Forces. On September 27, 1969, J troop engaged and killed five Viet Cong. As the patrol withdrew they encountered about 30 of the enemy, and requested an emergency extraction. The rescue helicopter dropped ropes through the trees to lift the troops to safety. Fisher and the rest of the unit were lifted out on the ropes, but Fisher lost his grip and fell from an altitude of about 30 meters. 
Search teams tried to locate Fisher but were unsuccessful. They were uncertain if he could have survived, but felt the dense jungle foliage might have cushioned his fall. There were also a number of water-filled craters in the area and had Fisher been injured and fallen into one of them, he probably would not have survived. Fisher was classified Missing in Action. 
David J.E. Fisher's name does not appear on most U.S. lists since he was not a U.S. citizen. However, as thousands of U.S. veterans would confirm, the "Aussies" were welcome additions to any mission. Their bravery was well known, and they were well-liked. 47,000 Australians were sent to Vietnam between 1961 and 1971; 504 were killed and 2,500 were wounded. None were captured -- or were 
they? 
The Australians sent their young men to help in a war that was not their own. It is fitting that Americans should include their missing in their quest for freedom for those still prisoner, missing or unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. 
 

Additonal information from the VVA and Clive Mitchel-Taylor JP
Thank you for your help
Margaret we will not forget!