Ernest Alexander Fisher

A Second Hand with H.M. Trawler Okino, Ernest died on 8th of March 1915 at the age of 28.

Ernest was born at Pakefield on 23 November 1887, a son of George Edward and Phoebe Elizabeth Fisher. He was baptised at All Saints' Church, Pakefield, on 12 February 1888. In 1891 his family lived at School Cottages, 4 Pakefield Street, Lowestoft, and in 1901 they were still living at Pakefield Street. 

On 26 December 1910 Ernest married Ellen Maud Smith at Christchurch, Lowestoft. Ernest was working as a fisherman and lived at Pakefield, Ellen lived at 12 Notts Buildings. By 1911 they were living at 37 Pakefield Street, Lowestoft, and Ernest was a herring fisherman.

Ernest joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 2 January 1915 and served on the minesweeping trawler Okino. In March 1915 the Okino was involved in minesweeping operations in the Dardanelles. On the night of 8 March the trawler was mined and sunk about 3,000 yards from Fort Yeni Kali at the south side of the Gulf of Smyrna. Ten crew were killed and five rescued. 

Ernest's brother, Emanuel, died in 1918 in the loss of the trawler W. A. Massey.