ADMIRAL DEAD. —Commander of Portsmouth naval base and former commander of the Mediterranean fleet, Sir William Fisher (above) died at a London clinic following a short illness. In his 62nd year, he had been in charge of the large Mediterranean fleet during the Italo-Ethiopian crisis. As a boy of 13, he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet and during the Battle of Jutland was in command of the H.M.S. St. Vincent.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 206, 31 July 1937, Page 6
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72ADMIRAL DEAD.—Commander of Portsmouth naval base and former commander of the Mediterranean fleet, Sir William Fisher (above) died at a London clinic following a short illness. In his 62nd year, he had been in charge of the large Mediterranean fleet during the Italo-Ethiopian crisis. As a boy of 13, he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet and during the Battle of Jutland was in command of the H.M.S. St. Vincent. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 206, 31 July 1937, Page 6
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