Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Joseph Fisher, a framework knitter, born 1857 in Sneinton, Nottinghamshire and his wife Fanny Fisher (nee Woolman, married on the 24th May 1885 in St. Luke’s Church, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire), born 1864 in Kibworth, Leicestershire. Charles was born in the 2nd quarter of 1891 in Kibworth, he had one sibling a brother John, a schoolboy, born 1887 in Sneinton, and who was baptised on the 13th March 1887 in St. Philip’s Church, Sneinton, in April 1891 the family home was at Leicester Road, Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire. In March 1901 Charles was residing in the family home at Carlton Road, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire together with his father, a hosiery trade worker, his mother and siblings, William Woolman, a domestic servant, born in the 1st quarter of 1885 in Sneinton, and baptised on the 14th February 1886 in St. Philip’s Church, Sneinton, John, a hosiery trade worker, Mary Alice, born 1892, Arthur Frederick, born 1894, Thomas Henry born 1897, Frank Reginald, born 1899 and George Edward, born 1901, the latter five siblings were all born in Kibworth, also residing with the family was Charles’s maternal Uncle, Arthur Woolman, a general labourer, born 1873 in Leicestershire. In April 1911 Charles was absent from the family home at Albert Street, Kibworth Harcourt, residing there was his father a framework knitter, his mother and siblings, William, a framework knitter, Thomas, a farm labourer, Frank, a schoolboy, Albert Edward, a schoolboy, born 1902 and Harold Joseph, born 1905 the latter two siblings were both born in Kibworth, Charles was employed as a farm cowman and was residing as a servant at Burton Overy, Leicestershire. Charles died of disease. Charles’s elder brother William fell in action in October 1915.
Charles attested into the Territorial Force on the 17th November 1914 in Coventry, Warwickshire. He gave his age as 22 years and 8 months. He gave his father, Joseph Fisher of Kibworth Harcourt, later amended to his mother Mrs. Fanny Fisher of Albert Street, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire as his next of kin. His medical examination recorded that he was 5 foot 9 inches in height and he had a chest measurement of between 36 and 38 inches. His vision was recorded as 6/6 and his physical development was described as good. He was pronounced fit for the Territorial Force on the 17th November 1914 in Coventry, Warwickshire. A short note appears in his record that gives the following information:- 19/4/18, Above appears on nominal roll of personnel of 240th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery as having transferred to Italy from France 21/11/17. According to my records he was transferred to 636 (HS) Employ Company 30/8/17. Has he been re-transferred to the Royal Field Artillery. A summary of his service records: Home Service, 17/11/14 – 29/3/15, 133 days. British Expeditionary Force, France, 29/3/15 – 23/11/15, 239 days. Home Service, 24/11/15 – 18/3/16, 115 days. British Expeditionary Force, France, 19/3/16 – 29/7/18, 2 years 133 days. Total service, 3 years 255 days. Charles was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British and Victory medals. Charles’s surviving service documents are in a very poor condition, only three pages being available, and much of the finer detail relating to the period of time that he spent in the Army, is either illegible or missing, hence the sparse overall description of his military and personal family history.