Henry Mornington's Story.
Second Lieutenant H. M. Fisher, M.C., Royal Field Artillery, attached to Y/31 Medium Trench Mortar Battery, was killed in action on 26 October 1918, his twenty-sixth birthday. He was the son of Thomas H. and Mary Fisher of Edgeley and had also been awarded the Parchment and Badge for being Mentioned in Despatches.
Tributes paid following his death described him as a brave and cheerful officer who was held in the highest regard by both officers and men. His battery commander wrote that he had never known “a more brave and cheerful officer” and described him as a favourite with officers and men alike. His servant, who had been with him throughout his service in France as an officer, wrote that his loss was keenly felt across the division.
His death occurred only weeks before the Armistice. Having enlisted in the Army at the age of nineteen, he had served in Egypt and on many fronts in France, including both the First and Second Battles of the Somme. Throughout his service he earned a reputation for courage and leadership.
He was buried at Vichet, where the burial service was conducted by a chaplain from Manchester.