Bertie Fisher
| Sir Bertie Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 1878 |
| Died | 24 July 1972 (aged 94) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1900 - 1938, 1939 - 1940 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit |
Second Boer War World War I World War II |
| Commands held |
Leicestershire Yeomanry 8th Infantry Brigade 17th/21st Lancers 2nd Cavalry Brigade RMC Sandhurst Southern Command |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant General Sir Bertie Drew Fisher, KCB, CMG, DSO (13 July 1878 – 24 July 1972) was a British Army General during World War II.
Military career
Fisher was commissioned into the 17th Lancers as Second lieutenant in 1900,[1] and was promoted to Lieutenant 29 July 1901.[2]
He served in the Second Boer War and then went to the Staff College in 1911.[1] In 1913 he learned to fly[3] and became a General Staff Officer in the Military Aeronautics Department at the War Office.[1]
He served in World War I initially as a Brigade Major in the 6th Cavalry Brigade, which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force[1] and then as a General Staff Officer in 1st Cavalry Division.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Leicestershire Yeomanry in 1915 and the Commander of 8th Infantry Brigade in 1918.[1]
After the War he was Commanding Officer of the 17th Lancers at the time of their amalgamation with 21st Lancers in 1922.[1]
He then became Commander of 2nd Cavalry Brigade in 1923 and Commandant of the Senior Officer School in 1927.[1] He was then a Brigadier on the General Staff at Aldershot Command from 1930 and Director Recruiting and Organisation at the War Office from 1932.[1] He became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1934 and retired in 1938.[1]
He was recalled from retirement during World War II to be General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Southern Command from 1939 to 1940 when he retired again.[1]
He lived in Basingstoke in Hampshire.[4]
Family
He married Majorie Frances Boyd and together they went on to have two sons.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27369. p. 6982. 29 October 1901.
- ↑ The Royal Aero Club - Notices Flight Global, 6 September 1913
- 1 2 Boyd
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Reginald May |
Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1934–1937 |
Succeeded by Ralph Eastwood |
| Preceded by Sir Alan Brooke |
GOC-in-C Southern Command 1939–1940 |
Succeeded by Sir Alan Brooke |