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The son of Major J. Fisher, 2nd P. W. O. Ghurkas. | The son of Major J. Fisher, 2nd P. W. O. Ghurkas. | ||
− | Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 September, 1911. | + | Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 September, 1911.<ref>Fisher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/71.|}} f. 70.</ref> |
− | Fisher's modest passion for his duty repeatedly failed to impress Captain [[Arthur Noel Loxley]] during an appointment to the {{UK-Inflexible}}. | + | Fisher's modest passion for his duty repeatedly failed to impress Captain [[Arthur Noel Loxley]] during an appointment to the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} in early 1913.<ref>Fisher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/71.|}} f. 70.</ref> |
− | Nonetheless, Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1913. | + | Nonetheless, Fisher was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1913.<ref>Fisher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/71.|}} f. 70.</ref> |
− | Fisher was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} for the Test Mobilisation, and died in her when she was lost in the [[Battle of Coronel]] on 1 November, 1914. | + | Fisher was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} for the Test Mobilisation, and died in her when she was lost in the [[Battle of Coronel]] on 1 November, 1914.<ref>Fisher Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/71.|}} f. 70.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Latest revision as of 16:50, 30 April 2023
Lieutenant John Maurice Haig Fisher, R.N. (21 December, 1891 – 1 November, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Major J. Fisher, 2nd P. W. O. Ghurkas.
Fisher was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 30 September, 1911.[1]
Fisher's modest passion for his duty repeatedly failed to impress Captain Arthur Noel Loxley during an appointment to the battlecruiser Inflexible in early 1913.[2]
Nonetheless, Fisher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1913.[3]
Fisher was appointed to the armoured cruiser Good Hope for the Test Mobilisation, and died in her when she was lost in the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, 1914.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/71. f. 70.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/71. f. 70.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/71. f. 70.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/71. f. 70.