In Memory George Fisher - Navigator: No. 214 REM & No 206 Squadrons - 1942-1946

 

Whilst serving in the RAF, George attained the rank of Sergeant. He joined on 20th July 1942 and was discharged from the Service on 8th October 1946.

 

With regard to his Service in the RAF, during the war he commenced training at Ludlow from July to August 1942, then went on to Aberystwyth and Brighton, and then to Canada in 1943. Before going to Canada, he participated in the Wings for Victory March past the Lord Mayor of London in March of that year where he briefly appears on the Pathe Newscast film of the Parade. In Canada, he was based in Quebec.

 

On return to England in the summer of 1944, George was stationed in Desborough and also for a time at Frekleton. It was at the time when a Flying Fortress crashed into the school and Sad Sach Café causing all that tragic loss of life there.

 

With regard to flying operations during the war, I do not know what operations he was involved in, except that he did not participate in any active bombing missions. I think it was reconnaissance/training, flying in Wellingtons and Liberators.

 

When the war in Europe ended, he continued in the RAF flying to Karachi to bring back troops from the Far East until October 1946.

 

After leaving the RAF, he worked with Legal and General and then the Phoenix/RSA Insurance Company until he retired in 1988. His time with the Phoenix Insurance Company was interrupted when we emigrated to Australia in December 1968, living there for four and a half years in Adelaide, South Australia where he worked for the South Australian Insurance Company. On returning to the UK in 1973, he resumed employment with the Phoenix Assurance Company.

 

This fills in some details about my father.

 

However, I would love to hear from anyone who knew him and could offer more information on his Service life.

 

Charles Fisher

George Fisher’s son

 

 

This article is from the Autumn 2013 issue of Confound and Destroy