Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Frank and Mary Ann Fisher. He was educated at Sudborough, Northamptonshire, and returned to Oakham and entered the employment of Lady Augusta Noel at Catmos where he worked in the gardens for two years, he then moved to work for Lord Londonderry as a gardener for a further period of two years. He then worked for the Midland Railway Company as a labourer in the engineering department. He had enlisted as a Territorial in 1912, and was also a bugler in the 5th Battalion Bugle Band. He was in training with the Oakham Company when war was declared, they immediately returned to Oakham and on August 6th entrained for Loughborough, transferring to Luton for training and formed part of the 1st North Midland Division, after a few months they transferred to Sawbridgeworth finally leaving there on February 26th 1915 for Southampton, embarking for France on February 28th. He was involved in several engagements including Ypres, Hill 60, the Hohenzollern Redoubt and Lens. He was first promoted to Lance Corporal in November 1915, then to Corporal in September 1916, and then to Lance Sergeant in May 1917, and transferred to “D” Company. He was in an engagement near Lieven, and once over he was trying to get his men back to their own trenches, when he was hit in the head by a sniper and killed instantly. The Reverend C. B. W. Brick, Chaplain to the 1st/5th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment, in a sympathetic letter to Sergeant Fishers parents, said:- The funeral (at Bulby Communal Cemetery Extension) was taken by myself and was the full service of the Church of England. Many of his friends were present. He has a grave to himself in a very nice little cemetery, specially reserved for English soldiers. There is a cross at the head giving full details.” His younger brother Herbert died from his wounds. The War Diary for today records. TRENCHES. Assembled for attack at 5.00pm. At 8.30pm attacked FOSSE 3 with C Coy on the right, B Coy on the left, D Coy in support and A Co carrying. The left Coy was held up and lost all its officers, Captain WYNNE killed, 2nd Lt FARRAR killed, 2nd Lt NELSON wounded. The right Coy went right through killing about 80 of the enemy, taking about 8 prisoners and destroying 3 machine guns and 2 trench mortars. Our casualties 5 officers and 91 other ranks.