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James William Percy FLETCHER

Regimental number2654
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationButcher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 4"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Jane Tonks, 19 Mountfield Street, East Brunswick Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 10 years in Citizen Forces 59th Infantry
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 March 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth Jane FLETCHER. Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date20 July 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Tofua', 21 May 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 14 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 20 July 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 March 1924
Age at death30
Place of burialNorth Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FLETCHER James William Percy

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