Fred John George Fischer (1859 - 1930)

Born 14 Oct 1859 in Toronto, York, Canada West

Biography

Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Fred Fischer served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 12 Aug 1916
Unit(s): 238th Battalion
Service ended: 21 Aug 1919

Fred was born in 1859.

His early life was spent in surveying for the Penetanguishene Branch Northern Railway, the first railway in Upper Canada (now Ontario). He came to Manitoba in 1878 and did survey work and worked for the Indian Department in 1879 and 1888.

During the 1885 North West Rebellion, he worked in the Transport Service. He was an Indian Agent at The Pas in 1906 and left the Department to join Hudson’s Bay Company where he was in charge of posts at Moose Lake and Cedar Lake. He was chief fire ranger at The Pas in 1912 and 1916 and engaged in a mercantile business.

In August 1916, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and worked with the Canadian Forestry Corps, Q.M.S., France, Interpreter. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his wartime service.

In 1921, he was appointed Police Magistrate and Clerk of the County Court at The Pas. He and wife Sarah Stevenson had a son and a daughter.

He died at The Pas on 25 July 1930 and was buried in The Pas Riverside Cemetery.

Sources

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6M-TVT : 20 May 2019), Fredrick Fischer, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Fredrick Fischer, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHRK-43F : 16 December 2019), Fred Fischer, Assiniboia (east/est), The Territories, Canada; citing p. 18, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJ5-9SS : 1 April 2016), Fred Fischer, Manitowapah Agency, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario.

• Military Service Record for Fred John Fischer, published by Library and Archives of Canada. Regimental Number: 1038064 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3105 - 30 Item Number: 388421 Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRP-Y5F7 : 9 December 2019), Frederick Fischer, Port Nelson, Manitoba, Canada; citing Census, Port Nelson, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• Memorable Manitobans profile for Frederick John George Fischer published by the Manitoba Historical Society.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26VR-NWR : 13 December 2014), Frederick J G Fischer and null, 1919; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1919, quarter 2, vol. 2C, p. 1491, Windsor, Berkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.