'For bravery, devotion to duty and general good service. His Officer and all senior Non Commissioned Officers having become casualties on the first day, Sergeant Fisher then a Corporal, commanded the Battalion Lewis guns on the Somme from 6th September to 4th October 1916, with great skill and ability. His work has always been of the highest order, and he has consistently set a fine example to his men.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 1 June 1917

Regimental number	26/551
Occupation	Clerk
Next of kin	Father, G Fisher, Middlemarch, Otago Central
Rank on embarkation	Rifleman
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, D Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 6 February 1916
Medals	Mentioned in Despatches 'For bravery, devotion to duty and general good service. His Officer and all senior Non Commissioned Officers having become casualties on the first day, Sergeant Fisher then a Corporal, commanded the Battalion Lewis guns on the Somme from 6th September to 4th October 1916, with great skill and ability. His work has always been of the highest order, and he has consistently set a fine example to his men.' Source: London Gazette Date: 1 June 1917
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 29