Private James Matthew Fisher went overseas with the 33rd. Battalion in March 1916. In England he received the promotion to Sergeant, and served as Bomb-throwing Instructor. In September 1916 he reverted to Private, proceeding to France, attached to the 1st. Battalion One month later, at the Somme, he received shrapnel wounds in both knees, returning to England for treatment. Eleven months later he rejoined his Battalion in France, and won Sergeant’s stripes on the field. In December 1917, after spending seventeen days in the trenches without relief, he was awarded his Commission for bravery, returning to England to train at Camp Wetony for his Lieutenancy.

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Sources

IODE, Chatham Daily Planet (25-01-1915), Chatham Daily Planet (23-10-1916), Wallaceburg News (02-11-1916), Chatham Daily Planet (07-07-1917), Chatham Baptist Church Roll of Honour, No Return Ticket - Wallaceburg War Casualties - Alan Mann 2002

Height	5' 7''
Eye Colour	Blue
Age	18
Complexion	Fair
Hair	Brown
Race	White
Birthplace	Wallaceburg, Ontario
Religion	Baptist
Last Place of Employment	On Home Farm, Wallaceburg, Ontario
Marital Status	Single
When Enlisted	November 1914
Where Enlisted	Chatham, Ontario
Next of Kin	Parents- Mr. & Mrs. Byron Fisher, Sister- Mrs. Bert Fisher, Nettie Fisher, Mrs. Hilda Holmes, Alma Fisher, Brother- Nelson Fisher, Elgin Fisher, Norman Fisher

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