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Sep 28, 1892
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Born in Birmingham, England
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Aug 4, 1915
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Attested into the 84th Battalion CEF
in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 163326
Ø Next of kin given as James Henry Fisher, father, 32 Victoria Park
Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Electric Battery Maker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
The battalion trained at the Niagara Camp,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
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Sep 1, 1915
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Assigned to the reinforcing draft
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Sep 25, 1915
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The 1st Draft embarked the SS Corsican in
Montreal, Quebec
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Oct 4, 1915
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The draft disembarked in Plymouth, England and
proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent, where the entire group was taken on
the strength of the 36th Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Feb 19, 1916
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Transferred to the 18th Battalion
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Feb 21, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 649 reinforcements from England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 18th Battalion
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Mar 10, 1916
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Left the CBD and joined the 18th
Battalion in billets in La Clytte
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Apr 10, 1916
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While in a captured German trench at St. Eloi,
Private Fisher received a bullet wound to his left buttock that passed through the flesh
without hitting any bone. After receiving
first aid at the Regimental Dressing Station, he was evacuated to the field ambulance at
Dickiebush and the transferred to the casualty clearing station at Poperinghe for further
treatment
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Apr 11, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 4 General Hospital in
Camiers
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Apr 15, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Jan Breydel from Boulogne and disembarked in Southampton
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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May 20, 1916
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Transferred to the Hillingdon House Convalescent
Hospital in Uxbridge to continue his recovery
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May 24, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and On Command to the 1st
Canadian Convalescent Depot and attached to the Monks Horton Hospital for 4 weeks of
Physical Therapy
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Sep 22, 1916
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Posted to the 39th Reserve Battalion
at West Sandling and declared fit for full duty
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Oct 4, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Oct 5, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD in the Rouelles Camp, Havre,
France as part of a draft of 132 reinforcements from England and TOS the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 16, 1916
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After leaving the CBD, Private Fisher joined the
21st Battalion in billets in Divion
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May 17, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 4
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with boils on his back and transferred the same day to the
No. 5 CFA, then to the No. 1 CFA
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May 27, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 20, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Oct 1, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from leave
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Nov 9, 1917
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Several days after moving into the Passchendaele
front, the battalion supplied a work party of about 200 men for a carrying party. While marching into the work area, an artillery
shell exploded in their midst and caused about 20 casualties. Private Fisher was instantly killed. He was buried several days later in the White
House Cemetery with the other casualties from that blast.
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. Alice E. Fisher, 32 Victoria Park
Ave., Toronto, Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll
were sent to his father at the same address
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