Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Mr. W. H. Fisher, Westmount, Quebec.
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher became the first Canadian from a Canadian unit to earn the decoration in that conflict.
He was educated at Westmount Academy and then McGill University where he proved to be an avid sportsman, excelling in tennis, football, swimming and shooting while taking membership in the Montreal Athletic Association. He enlisted in the 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada at the young age of eighteen years.
"The London Gazette," No. 29202, dated June 23, 1915, records the following:
On 23rd April, 1915, in the neighbourhood of St. Julien, he went forward with the machine gun, of which he was in charge, under heavy fire, and most gallantly assisted in covering the retreat of a battery, losing four men of his gun team. Later, after obtaining four more men, he went forward again to the firing line and was himself killed while bringing his machine gun into action under very heavy fire, in order to cover the advance of support."
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
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Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Attestation Paper (front)
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Attestation Paper (back)
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Photograph
Lance-Corporal F. Fisher, V.C. -
Award Citation
Personal Information Sheet -
Press clipping
This 1917 account published in ¿Canada in Khaki¿ magazine honours the heroism of Lance-Corporal Fred Fisher, V.C. The magazine was published for the Canadian War Records Office by the Montreal Star Publishing Co. Ltd., with net profits going to the Canadian War Memorials Fund. The image of the fallen soldier is by artist Byam Shaw. -
Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper article appearing in the Toronto Star in 1916 regarding Lance Corporal Fred Fisher's Toronto connections. -
Newspaper Clipping 2
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Honour Roll
From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926. -
Inscription on Menin Gate
Inscription on Menin Gate -
Menin Gate
Menin Gate -
Portrait
Life-sized portrait of Fred Fisher VC, located in the library of Westmount High School, Westmount, Quebec.<P> The portrait is protected by glass and so is unfortunately subject to glare and reflections. -
Inscription
Detail from the portrait of Fred Fisher VC in the library of Westmount High School, Westmount, Quebec. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram February 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Halifax Evening Mail September 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Honour roll
Memorial plaque in front of the United Kingdom High Commission in Ottawa to commemorate Canadians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Fred Fisher
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 14 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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