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Fisher, Frederick

Date of Birth: August 3, 1895 Award Victoria Cross
Date of Death: April 23, 1915

Frederick FisherLance-Corporal Frederick Fisher
Born August 3 1895 in St. Catharines, Ontario
Died April 23 1915, Ypres, Belgium
First Canadian-born soldier to be awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross.

  • Interment Info

    Lance Corporal Fisher, VC, was buried in his trench and the exact location of his grave is not known. He is memorialised on the Menin Gate war memorial at Ypres, Belgium [panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30]. In 1970 a memorial plaque was dedicated in Montreal in memory of Fred Fisher and an Ontario Historic plaque was erected in his hometown of St. Catherines. Plaque Text Born in St. Catharines, Fred Fisher abandoned his studies at McGill University when World War I broke out and served with the 13th Battalion, First Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Fisher was awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional courage in action near St. Julien, Belgium, on April 23rd, 1915, during the second battle of Ypres. Under very heavy fire he lead a machine-gun detachment covering the withdrawal of an artillery battery. Though his crew fell to enemy attack, Fisher held their position. He then returned to the garrison for more men and advanced again to the firing line. Killed in action the next day, Fisher has no known grave.

Honours

Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery, a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty, in the presence of the enemy. The Victoria Cross was created by Queen Victoria in 1856, and was awarded to Canadians in all wars until 1945.

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