BOOK SUNBURY-ON-THAMES HOTELS

Ernest Fisk
- Favourite Briton.

Born in Sunbury-On-Thames, Surrey
Born on 8th of August 1886
Died on 8th of July 1965

Born 1886. Died 1965 - English pioneer of radio.

Trained as ship’s radio operator. Became resident engineer in Sydney for the Marconi company. Received morse code signal in Sydney from North Wales in 1918. Made first human voice contact between Australia and England in 1924. Established Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Company becoming managing director and chairman. Returned to England in 1944, on retirement in 1951 returned to Sydney. Knighted in 1937.

Links:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bpefisk/fh/SirErnestFisk.htm Here is a link to a site that my brother maintains on Sir Ernest Fisk - posted by Alan Fisk
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bpefisk/fh/ADB.htm Biography

More famous Britons here

Contributors: Do you have a site related to Ernest Fisk?
Supply some content for this page and we will gladly add a link to your site. Email here.

6856 views since 19th February 2007

Brit Quote:
Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. - Winston Churchill
More Quotes

On this day:
Trial of Oscar Wilde begins - 1895, Tussauds Finally Reopens after Fire, - 1928, Guernica Bombed - 1937, Chernobyl - 1986, Death of Jill Dando - 1999
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages