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|Surname and forenames=Fisher Charles William | |Surname and forenames=Fisher Charles William | ||
|Army number=4454238 | |Army number=4454238 | ||
|Rank= | |Rank=Private. | ||
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry | |Unit=Enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry 1/5/1939. Posted to the 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War at Lille 29/5/1940, formal notification of PoW status received 5/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK 5/5/1945. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 25/11/1945. | ||
|Prisoner of War=8B | |Prisoner of War=Yes - held at Stalag 8B 26/6/1940 to 18/7/1940, E62 Stalag 8B 18/7/1940 to 27/12/1942, Worked on constructing buildings at F552 - Stalag 8B 27/12/1942 to 23/1/1945. PoW Number 15461. | ||
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | |||
|Date of birth=Born 10/3/1921. | |||
|Age=73 at the time of his death.. | |||
|Company/Battery=Not yet known. | |||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |||
|Task or role=Not yet ascertained but probably Rifleman. | |||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |||
|Promotions=None known. | |||
|Wounded=No. | |||
|Died/Killed in action=Death registered November 1994 aged 73 - Durham North. | |||
|Home address=Worked as a Mercantile Seaman. Lived at 15, Oak Street, Waldridge Fell, Chester le Street. Several possible marriages traced - no definitive information as yet. | |||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Some elements of data were extracted from the MI9 PoW Questionnaire held on Ancestry.co.uk. | |||
Latest revision as of 15:00, 17 March 2024
Personnel Entry

Name Fisher Charles William
Army number 4454238
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 10/3/1921.
Age 73 at the time of his death..
Unit Enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry 1/5/1939. Posted to the 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War at Lille 29/5/1940, formal notification of PoW status received 5/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK 5/5/1945. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 25/11/1945.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not yet ascertained but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded No.
Prisoner of War Yes - held at Stalag 8B 26/6/1940 to 18/7/1940, E62 Stalag 8B 18/7/1940 to 27/12/1942, Worked on constructing buildings at F552 - Stalag 8B 27/12/1942 to 23/1/1945. PoW Number 15461.
Died/Killed in action Death registered November 1994 aged 73 - Durham North.
Home address Worked as a Mercantile Seaman. Lived at 15, Oak Street, Waldridge Fell, Chester le Street. Several possible marriages traced - no definitive information as yet.
Source table 10DLI
Some elements of data were extracted from the MI9 PoW Questionnaire held on Ancestry.co.uk.