Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 171 FISHER, Howard Dickey WWII Howard, son of Homer and Clara (Fleck) Fisher of Birch Hill, was born in 1897. He joined the Royal Canadian Artillery in Halifax in 1939 and served in Quebec, Esquimalt, BC and Newfoundland. He married Jean Stark Deyarmond of Burnside. After the war, they moved to Red Deer, AB where he worked as a carpenter. Howard passed away in 1948. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society FISHER, Hugh Garnet WWII Hugh was born in Birch Hill in 1917, son of Austin and Laura (Corbett) Fisher. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1942 at New Glasgow, where he trained and later served with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers, a tank regiment. His tank was ‘knocked’ and he was hospitalized for two months with burns to his hands and face. He transferred to a BC Regiment serving in France, Germany and Holland. He returned to Canada in 1946 with the rank of Sergeant. He married Doris Fulton of Upper Stewiacke Village and lived in Brookfield, where he was postmaster for a number of years. Hugh passed away in 1966. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society FISHER, John Alvin WWII John was born in Halfway Brook in 1916, son of Raymond and Katherine (Taylor) Fisher. He enlisted in Halifax in 1942, signing with the Royal Canadian Engineers serving in Canada, the United Kingdom, and northwestern Europe until the end of the war. He was discharged in February 1946 with the rank of Lance Corporal. He married Lyda Wylie of Glenholme and settled in Halfway Brook. John was postmaster at Upper Stewiacke for several years and was also the first president of the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. He passed away in 1983. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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