Ted Fisher

Ted Fisher
Personal information
Full name	Edward Edgar Fisher
Date of birth	(1887-07-11)11 July 1887
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Date of death	24 January 1954(1954-01-24) (aged 66)
Place of death	Redfern, New South Wales
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1907	St Kilda	1 (0)
1918	Richmond	4 (1)
Total		5 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Edgar "Anzac" Fisher (11 July 1887 – 24 January 1954) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Fisher was a strong, courageous ruck-rover who came to the Tigers as a result of serving with several Richmond players during the First World War. Fisher was in the A.I.F. for the duration of World War One, firstly at Gallipoli and then in France, hence his nickname "Anzac".[2]

Family

The son of John Hunter Fisher, and Agnes Fisher, née Parker, Edward Edgar Fisher was born at Richmond, Victoria on 11 July 1887.

He married Agnes Pauline Plunkett (1889-) in 1911;[3] they were divorced in 1924.[4]

Military service

He served in the First AIF. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) on 17 June 1918.[5]

Death

He died at Redfern, New South Wales on 24 January 1954.[6]

Notes

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.278.
2. Hogan (1996), p.73.]
3. Marriages: Fisher—Plunkett, The Age, (Saturday, 3 July 1911), p.7.
4. Divorce Court, The Argus, (Saturday, 15 November 1924), p.37.
5. "No.981 Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant E. E. Fisher, Infantry", Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.173, (Thursday, 7 November 1918), p.2114.
6. Funerals: Fisher, The Sydney Morning Herald, (27 January 1954), p.36.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
• First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Edward Edgar Fisher (981), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
• War One Service Record: WO2 Edward Edgar Fisher (981), National Archives of Australia.
• First World War Nominal Roll: WO2 Edward Edgar Fisher (981), collection of the Australian War Memorial.

External links

• Ted Fisher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ted Fisher at AustralianFootball.com