James Henry Fisher

Rank:PrivateNumber:201460
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:04th Bn [2]
Name of Rgt or Ship:Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Rgt)
Died:30/03/1918Age:19
How Died:Died of Wounds
Country of burial:FranceGrave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Anzac Cem, Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Town Memorial:Sale
Extra Information:
Born during the December quarter 1897 in the Altrinncham R.D. - ref:
8a/177, the son of William Harrison & Sarah Fisher (nee Roberts).

1901 Census - 4 Era Street, Sale.   Son - aged: 3 - born: Sale.    Head of
household - William H. Fisher - Married - aged: 37 - occ: Plumber & Glazier
- born: Birkenhead, Cheshire.    Also - Sarah Fisher - Wife - aged: 39 -
born: Mold, Flintshire.     Plus 6 siblings, the last four being born at
Sale indicating that the family moved from Bangor, Caemarthonshire to Sale
c1892.

Attended St. Anne's Church School, Sale Moor.

1911 Census - 6 Skaife Road, Sale Moor.   Son - aged: 13 - Scholar - born:
Sale.     Head of household - William Harrison Fisher - Married - aged: 47
- occ: Plumber - born: Birkenhead, Cheshire.    Also - Sarah Fisher - Wife
- aged: 51 - born: Mold, Flintshire.     Plus 4 siblings.

Enlisted in August 1914 and was drafted to the front in February 1917,
originally No. 3474 - attd 172nd Trench Mortar Bty.

The 1915 Sale Directory lists - William Harrison Fisher - Plumber - 6
Skaife Road, Sale Moor.

Death reported in the 19/04/1918 edition of the Altrincham Guardian.

His employer - Mr. F.D. Bent was a POW, at the time of James's death.

M.I. - "Oh blest who in the battle dies.  God will enshrine him, in the
skies".

Pension record - his mother (later his father), was awarded 6/6d per week
w.e.f. 15th October 1918.


Memorials found on:
St. Anne's (Sale Moor)
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