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Show ' BRITISH FLEET r ORGANIZER DEAD Death Ends Notable Career of Admiral John A. Fisher, Dreadnaught Inventor HBP LONDON'. July 10. The British Enw navy today lost one f 11 most plc-j B9n turestiue fljturea with the death of HD. Baron Fisher of KJlv-erstone, admiral' Hui; "f the fleet, John Arbuthnot Fisher. I 11 who was typical representative of III- ; the bulldog breed His motto on hlsi 4 coat a arms 'Fear I od and drea i Bflr nought." wan lived up to In his long H I career In the Hrilih navy. He waul I often called the father of the fleet HBI and WW responsible for the building of, I dreadnought battleships. 1 titer period or retlremeni Lord Hl i rhi-i wag called' In to help with his: advice during the recent war and Ills activities In a pressing controcrsy in Hi' which he advocated a clean sweep of j HI Old Officials as well as obsolete ships, r earned him the name of "acrap-the- E lot-Fisher. ' Admiral Fisher had bean i" for some time. He underwent a surgical . operation Friday evening which wax, Ihe direct cause of death. He received IBL no anaesthetic and was fully conscious , H to end. M A memorial service will bo held in W Westminster Abbey Tuesday. |