William Fisher
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William was born in 1883 in Nottingham and was the son of Jonathan a policeman and Emma Jane Fisher née Smith they lived at 29a North Gate, Nottingham. His father Johnathan was born in 1859 in Uley, Gloucestershire, his mother Emma Jane Smith was born in 1857 also in Uley, Gloucestershire. They were married in 1879 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, they moved to Nottingham and had 11 children 1 of whom died in infancy : William b1883 Carrington, Emma b1887 Sherwood, Jane b1888 Carrington, Alice b1890 Basford, Mary Ellen b1892 Basford, Frederick Johnathan b1894 Basford, Annie Maria b1896 Basford, George Arthur b1898 Basford and Florence Eliza b1902 Basford He married his wife Florence Mary Raynor in Nottingham in 1907 and they went on to have a daughter Dorothy Mary Fisher. In 1911 they lived at 25 North Gate New Basford along with his sisters Emma 24 yrs a book keeper and Mary Ellen Fisher 19 yrs a carriage straightener. In the same 1911 census his parents are living at 29a Northgate, New Basford and are shown as Jonathan 52 yrs a police pensioner , he is living with his wife Emma Jane 54 yrs and their children Jane 23 yrs a lace hand, Alice 21 yrs a lace hand, Annie Maria 15yrs a cripple, Florence Eliza 9 yrs a school girl, Frederick Johnathan 17 yrs a piano repairer, and George Arthur 13 yrs a school His probate was proven on 17th June 1919 at Nottingham and shows him as William Fisher 24 Northgate, Nottingham , Private H M Army died 28th April 1919 his effects of £30 went to Florence Mary Fisher widow.
Private William Fisher, “C” Company, 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, was wounded and taken prisoner on 3rd May 1917. He died after his repatriation in Carrington Military Hospital on 28th April 1919. He is buried in Carrington (St. John) Churchyard
His brother Private George Arthur Fisher, 6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, was killed in action on 28th April 1918. The 20 year-old is buried in White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres. In memoriam published 29th April 1919 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “FISHER. – On April 28th, at Carrington Military Hospital, Pte. W. Fisher, the beloved husband of Flo Fisher (née Raynor), after much suffering caused while a prisoner (repatriated). Shattered hopes. – From his loving wife and children. “FISHER. – On the 28th inst., at Carrington Military Hospital, Pte. W. Fisher, the beloved husband of Florence Fisher (née Raynor) after much suffering caused while a prisoner (repatriated). Also in loving memory of his brother George, killed in action April 28th, 1918. Never will their memory fade. – From their sorrowing mother, father, sister, and brothers. Above in memoriam are courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
