Bertie Fisher
Sir Bertie Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 1878 |
| Died | 24 July 1972 (aged 94) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Second World War
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Military career
Fisher was
commissioned into the 17th Lancers as second lieutenant on 23 May 1900,[2] and served in the Second Boer War, during which he was promoted to lieutenant on 29 July 1901.[3] Following the end of the war, he returned from Cape Town to England in the SS Maplemore in August 1902.[4]
Fisher went to the Staff College in 1911.General Staff Officer in 1st Cavalry Division.[2] He was appointed commanding officer of the Leicestershire Yeomanry in 1915 and the commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade in 1918.[2]
After the war, Fisher was the commander of the 17th Lancers at the time of their amalgamation with the
Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1934 and retired in 1938.[2]
Fisher was recalled from retirement during the Second World War to be
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Southern Command from 1939 to 1940, when he retired again.[2] He lived in Basingstoke in Hampshire.[6]
Family
Fisher married Majorie Frances Boyd; they had two sons.[6]
References
- ^ "No. 35418". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 January 1942. p. 273.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Fisher, Bertie Drew". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 27369". The London Gazette. 29 October 1901. p. 6982.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa – Return of Troops". The Times. No. 36847. London. 15 August 1902. p. 4.
- ^ The Royal Aero Club – Notices Flight Global, 6 September 1913
- ^ a b Boyd Archived October 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
- Davies, Frank (1997). Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918. London: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 978-0-85052-463-5.
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. ISBN 1844150496.