23 Field Regiment, R.C.A.
Canadian Army
4th Canadian Armoured Division
ForceArmy, Artillery | 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Service NumberF/86608 (No. 6 District Depot, Halifax)
RankGunner
Engagement1941-07-02 | Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
T.O.S. this Regiment1944-08-29
Overseas1941-12-13 | United Kingdom
Disembarked1944-06-23 | France
Date of Death1944-09-08 | France
DiedWounded August 21, 1944 (19 Field Regiment, R.C.A.)
Killed in action
RecordsStudy the full service records
Birthdate1914-03-21
BirthplacePort Mouton, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Age30
ParentsSon of Frank Loret and Ella FISHER
1 Brother in the Army, Wallace Harold.
1 Brother in the Air Force, Everett Leo.
ReligionUnited Church of Canada
OccupationFish Handler
FISHER, GORDON SINCLAIR - 23 Field Regiment, R.C.A.

Plot 7 | Row G | Grave 9

" GLADLY HE FOLLOWED WHERE DUTY LED "

Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
War Diary
War Diary 23 Field Regiment September 8, 1944
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Coordinates Temporary Burial
50.936209,2.423172
Credits

Portrait: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).

Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.

Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery