Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 75 FISHER, Duncan Cameron WWI Duncan was born in Upper Stewiacke in 1890, son of Putnam and Ida (Crocker) Fisher of Goshen. He enlisted with the 85th Battalion and was exposed to poisonous gas while overseas. After the war, he moved to Timmons, ON, where he worked in the mines. He married Elizabeth, a girl he met in Scotland and a sister to his brother Tom’s wife Mary. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. FISHER, George Chester WWI George was born in Berry Hill, Upper Stewiacke, in 1896, the son of Walter and Elizabeth (Bates) Fisher. He served with the Canadian Infantry, New Brunswick Regiment. He was wounded at the Battle of Arras on Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, and died on April 13, 1917. He is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. FISHER, Henry Pollock WWII Henry was born in Halfway Brook in 1924, fifth son of Raymond and Katherine (Taylor) Fisher, and enlisted in the RCAF in May 1943 at Halifax and received his pilot’s license at Haggersville, ON, in August 1944. He was discharged in October 1945, re-enlisted in the RCAF Regular Force in 1948 and served in Turkey and Greece from 1954-1955. He received his commission as Flying Officer in 1962, and retired from the Armed Forces with the rank of Major in July 1974. He married Margaret Kennedy of Upper Stewiacke. He now resides in Halfway Brook on the property first owned by his great-grandfather. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. FISHER, Harold Taylor WWII Harold was born in Halfway Brook in 1918, son of Raymond and Katherine (Taylor) Fisher, and enlisted at Halifax in 1939 as Sapper 1st Field Coy RCE Canadian Active Service Force and went overseas with the 1st Canadian Division in January 1940, and was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal and served in the UK, Central Mediterranean and Continental Europe. He married Jessie Fredericks of Upper Musquodoboit and they settled in Halfway Brook. Harold passed away in 1978. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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