Served in the presence of the enemy at the battle of Peking, China, 20 June to 16 July 1900. Assisting in the erection of barricades during the action, Fisher was killed by the heavy fire of the enemy.
Harry Fisher's legal name was Franklin J. Phillips. When he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, he used the alias "Fisher" because he has been dishonorably discharged from the Army. His name was officially changed in records to his legal name of Phillips by legislation in the 1980s.