The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Pte W Fisher

Private William FISHER, 334, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Dartford, Kent, enlisted 25th August 1914, Bromley, Kent, age 27, height 5ft 6 inches, weight 162lbs. Formerly labourer.

Husband of Harriett Fisher, (nee Nicholas), 10 Laurel Grove, Lower Sydenham, SE / 35 Porthcawle Road, Sydenham / 25 Madden Road, Lower Sydenham. Married 25th April 1906, St Pauls Church, Deptford.

Children - William Fisher, born 29th August 1906, Deptford, Greenwich; Annie Fisher, 19th March 1908, Sydenham; Rose Clara Fisher, born 27th November 1910, Lewisham; Dorothy Violet Fisher, born 22nd April 1912, Lewisham, Sydenham; George James Fisher, born 13th May 1914, Lewisham, Sydenham;

Home, 25th August 1914 to 25th June 1916.

25th August 1914, enlisted, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 27th August 1914, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 13th April 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 9th July 1915, deprived of 9 days pay by Commanding Officer for absence; 4th August 1915, awarded 14 days Field Punishment No.2. by Commanding Officer for absence; 22nd October 1915, awarded 14 days Field Punishment No.2. by Commanding Officer for absence; 19th February 1916, awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.2. by Commanding Officer for absence.

25th June 1916, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to sickness. Silver War Badge issued

Disability, left hemiplegia (paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on the same side of the body). Gratuity of £65. Application for pension rejected.

This page was last updated on 06-Jul-2013.