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923. Ftr/Cpl. Fischer, Arthur Godfrey

Fitter Corporal

Date of Birth: 11/7/1894, St Marys, Swansea (BAP)
Occupation: Fitter
Employer: Castle Street Steam Trawlers (ROH)
Enlisted - Date: 2/9/1914
1908 Serv. No: 923
1917 Serv. No: 725289
Demobilised: 6/4/1919
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 11 July 1894. Parents - Harry James (Engineer) & Sarah Jane. Bapt 3/12/1895. Cambrian Place

1901 - not found

1911 - 6 Finsbury Terrace. 16yo. Occ-Fitters Apprentice, Trawler Company. W parents & 6 siblings. HJ - Marine Engineer, Dredging (GWR) fr London

1914 - Member of Swansea Otters swimming CDL

1918 - 6 Finsbury Terrace. Absent voter.

1919 - 26 July - Photo CDL Swansea Water Polo team and officials (front row)

1921 - 6 Finsbury Terrace, Swansea. 26y11m. Occ- Fitter (engineer) - Consolidated Steam Fishing and Ice Company (Grimsby), South Dock, Swansea. W 3x elder sisters, 1xyounger bro.

1939 - Waverley Middle Rd, Swansea. DOB 11/7/1894. Occ- Maritime fitter heavy. W wife Kate and Harry (1924)

1953 - Died aged 58, Swansea

Married

Address:
6 Finsbury Terrace
Swansea (Pens)

Military Service

Enl 2/9/1914

1914 - 4 Sept, CDL - ANOTHER SWIMMER FOR THE COLOURS, Arthur Fischer, a member of the Swansea Otter Swimming Club and polo team, has volunteered and been accepted for service in the Artillery. He will be leaving town tomorrow.

In Nov 14 photo of new recruits, RJW swimming pool pic & football tm pic

CDL 24/2/1919 - A SWANSEA SWIMMER. Corporal Arthur Fischer, of Finsbury-terrace, Brynmill, Swansea, who is well-known in swimming circles as one of the water polo players of Swansea, has returned home after several years' service in Egypt.

Disch 6/4/19. Last unit C/265. Likely to have been 1st Battery throughout. Suffered from Malaria - pension

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Discharged - Reason: Para 392 (XVI) KR. Sick (XVIA).
Disabilities (Pens): Malaria
Final Unit: C/265 Bde. (SWB)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(PENS)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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