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Godwin FLETCHER

Regimental number4114
Place of birthLonghon, Staffordshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTrainer
AddressCullen Bullen, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 2.75"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Fletcher, Cullen Bullen, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 October 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 11 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date11 January 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: shell shock), Melbourne, 11 January 1918.
Date of death3 June 1949
Age at death70
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, FLETCHER Godwin

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