FLETCHER, John Harry
| Service Number: | 1057 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 25 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo High School and Melbourne Training College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 October 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Calvaire Cemetery, Montbrehain, France Plot I, Row A, Grave 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Dingee Tandarra's Fallen Heroes, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows, Eaglehawk West Methodist Sunday School Honour Roll, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1057, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of Robert Henry and Annie Fletcher, of Campbell St., Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia. He is remembered in Ilford, Essex as follows:
Ilford War Memorial Gazette
Ilford War Memorial Hall
Merrymeeters Roll of Honour
‘Merrymeeters’
A Roll of Honour, held in the archive collection at Redbridge Information and Heritage, commemorates a group of friends, neighbours and relatives known as the ‘Merrymeeters’ who served in the First World War. Many of the group were based in and around Seven Kings and may have got to know each other after moving into the area, shortly after it was developed in 1898-9. The names of those who served, their rank and regiment are presented next to the outcome of their service.
"...1057 Captain John Harry Fletcher, of Eaglehawk, Victoria... enlisted on 8 March 1915 as a Private and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides with A Company, 24th Battalion, on 10 May 1915. He was commissioned as a captain on 1 March 1917. He was killed in action on 5 October 1918 in France..." - (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Andreena Hockley
Killed in action at Montbrehain, France, on the 5th of October, 1918, Captain J. H. Fletcher, second son of Mr. R. H. Fletcher, head teacher of School 1531, Sydney Flat, near Bendigo.
He was born at Kamarooka on the 25th March, 1893. After attending his father's school, he went through a high-school course. Then he was appointed junior teacher at School 1316, Specimen Hill, Bendigo. He entered the Teachers' College, Melbourne, at the beginning of 1912, and he left at the end of 1913 with his Trained Teacher's Certificate. In 1914, he was appointed head teacher at School 3395, Nerrena, and in the same year became assistant at Prince's Hill. He was studying for his Arts course.
Enlisting as a Private in February, 1915, he obtained his commission in Egypt, fought at Gallipoli, and for 2½ years in France. He is recorded as a very good teacher, earnest and sympathetic.
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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