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| Robert Charles FISHER (1892 - 1918) |
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| b. 1892 |
| m. Annie Amy Evelyn (Nancy) BURNAGE (1889 - ) |
| d. 9 APR 1918 aged 26 |
Events in Robert Charles FISHER's life
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Sources |
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| 1892 | Robert Charles FISHER was born | ||||
| 9 APR 1918 | 26 | Robert Charles FISHER died |
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Died in Great War (1914 - 1918), awarded DCM. No grave but name on Ploegsteert memorial, panel 8, in Belgium and near Armentieres, France. Winefride Hadland (a niece) wrote:
He was in the Middlesex Regiment. He was very handsome, we used to have his photo out at home. Charl was a lot like him when young. Bobby had a wife Anne (Nancy) and two or three children, I believe the eldest was adopted. In 1918 Dad was coming home on leave and, as he was very near Bobby’s regiment in the front line, called in to see him. He found that Bobby had been blown to pieces that morning when leading his men in an advance. He received the DCM posthumously for his bravery. There was no body to bury but he is commemorated in panel eight of the memorial at Ploegsteert, just north of Armentieres. The details in the War Graves Commission records say the following: CSM FISHER. ROBERT C. G15032. D.C.M. 21st Battalion Middlesex Regiment. 9.4.18. Age 26 Son of Charles and Mildred Fisher, husband of Annie Evelyn Weedon (formerly Fisher) of 12 Vorley Rd Upper Holloway London. Of course it was some time after the war before all the details were in the hands of the War Graves Commission, there were so many dead to record, but every man who died has his name in the book. Dad was able to tell the family about Bobby’s death quite a while before they had the official confirmation. Mother was broken-hearted as he was always her favourite brother, being nearest her in age. Nancy, Bobby’s wife, remarried and drifted away from the family. |