Hi,
I'm trying to find out what happened to Thomas William FISHER. He was born in 1874 at Barnsley, Yorkshire (of a family that came mainly from Lancashire) and christened at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancs. Dec 1874 His father was John FISHER and his mother Sarah FISHER nee HIRD. I have a contact who is Tom's great great grand-daughter and she is anxious to visit his grave if possible this summer. (Tom was my grandmother's brother). We know from family knowledge that Tom died during the First World War. His widow, Lucy, remarried in March 1922.
Thomas enlisted in the army at the beginning of 1894 joining the Cheshire Regiment, by 1900 he was a corporal and in 1902 he acquired his sergeant's stripes. In 1907 he married Lucy BARNES at Chester. Thomas left the army in August 1908 and was placed on the reserve. He and Lucy had three children so far as I know - Thomas Herbert born 1908 at Chester, Elsie born in 1911 and Bertha in 1913 both at Barrow-in-Furness.
At the outbreak of war in 1914 Thomas was called up but I can find no trace of his service thereafter. He is not mentioned on the Roll of Honour nor on Soldiers died in the Great War. I've also tried looking for a death certificate but cannot find one that would fit the conditions - having a common name like FISHER makes it more difficult to work out the possibilities.
Would he have been drafted into a local Lancashire Regiment rather than going back to serve with the Cheshires?
As things stand Thomas just disappears into thin air.
I'd be very grateful for any suggestions where to look next
Missprim
