FLETCHER, Harry David
| Service Number: | 7455 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1917, Enlisted as Harry Conway (alias) |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney New South Wales, Australia, December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Septicaemia following Cholecystitis, No. 3 New Zealand Hospital, Codford, England, United Kingdom, 29 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Wiltshire, England (Grave No. 80), Codford St Mary (St Mary) New Churchyard, Codford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7455, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted as Harry Conway (alias) | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 7455, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 7455, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 29th July......Private Harry David Fletcher was born in Sydney, NSW around 1885. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 26th February, 1917 under the alias of Harry "Conway" - stating he was a 31 year old married Labourer from Alexandria, NSW.
Private Conway/Fletcher embarked from Sydney on HMAT Marathon (A74) on 10th May, 1917 & disembarked at Devonport, England on 20th July, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. These were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
Private Harry Fletcher was posted to 4th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire on his arrival in England. He was admitted sick to Group Hospital at Codford, Wiltshire on 21st July, 1917 with abdominal pain.
Private Harry David Fletcher died at 5.30 a.m. on 29th July, 1917 at No. 3 New Zealand Hospital, Codford of septicaemia following cholecystitis. He was buried in St. Mary’s New (ANZAC) Cemetery, Codford, Wiltshire where 30 other WW1 Australian Soldiers & 66 New Zealand Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/codford---st-marys.html
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