In memory of

Flight Lieutenant

Charles Harold Fisher DFC

who died on 17 Aug 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
  Rank Flight Lieutenant
  Service number J19844
  Date of death 19440817
  Cause of death killed in action
  Decorations Distinguished Flying Cross
Narrative history
  J19844 Flight Lieutenant (No. 405 City of Vancouver Pathfinder Squadron RCAF pilot) Charles Harold Fisher DFC (b.1923) of Watrous was KIA 19440817 and is buried at Kiel war cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Fisher's Lancaster was lost during a night raid on Stettin during his second tour of operations. He was the son of Harold William and Estella Gertrude (Young) Fisher and was born at Battleford, moving to Watrous with the family in 1931. His father, known as Rusty, was awarded the MM serving with the Saskatchewan Light Horse during World War I. Charles enlisted at Saskatoon just a couple of months after graduating from Watrous high in 1941. His brother Bernie served aboard HMCS Stettler.

Distinguished Flying Cross citation (posthumous):
Flight Lieutenant Fisher, as pilot, has completed numerous operations against the enemy, in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty.
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Service record
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 312 - Morris
  Cemetery or memorial location Kiel war cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany    

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  Honour roll location(s) Watrous
  Geo-memorial Fisher Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 55.3333°N / 104.6833°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73P7
  Geo-memorial details Southwest of Stanley Mission.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19230827
  Place of birth Battleford    
  Date of enlistment 19410920
  Place of enlistment Saskatoon    
  Residence on enlistment Watrous    
  Occupation student
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