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Fisher Alfred Private 30508
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/9087
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- SKR/DAT/IP/9087
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Title (The name of the record)
- Fisher Alfred Private 30508
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: Fisher;
Forename(s): Alfred;
Initials: A;
Number: 30508;
Rank: Private;
Born in: South Shields;
Enlisted in: South Shields;
Enlistment Date: 01-Jul-1915;
Resided in: S Shields;
Previous Number: 1710;
Previous Battalion: 18 of;
Previous Regiment: DLI;
Date of transfer to MGC: 08-Apr-1916;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 182 Coy;
Date abroad: 16-Jun-1916;
Theatre of War: 1;
How killed: KIA;
Where: France;
When killed: 19-Jul-1916;
Other Data: NB: Originally buried by the Germans at Fournes.;
Other Notes: FISHER, Private, A, 30508. 122nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 19th July 1916. Sp. Mem. 8. Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez - Pas De Calais, France.
NB: The Company number given in the CWGC database is incorrect. Service papers confirm that it should be 182 Coy, Foster son of James Wright, 191 Baring Street, South Shields.;END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5e8ab6ec-28cf-4bbc-b331-03a506206077/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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Fisher Alfred Private 30508