Son of the late James William and Ellen Fisher (nee Challinor), of The Grove, Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, and formerly of Gladstone Villa, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Enlisted 1914.
Fisher, Francis William –
Personal details
- Surname: Fisher
- Forename: Francis William
- Date of birth: January 26th, 1895
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 4th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Plymouth Battalion.
- Service number: PLY/251 (S)
- Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth Grammar School WWI Memorial
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Panel 2 to 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 25/09/1915
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 04/06/1915 24/09/1915 01/10/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 30/11/1917