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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.
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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}}.
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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.
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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.
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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

  1. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/71. f. 70.
  2. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/71. f. 70.
  3. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/71. f. 70.
  4. Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/71. f. 70.