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FLETCHER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5687 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fosterville, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Fosterville, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Fosterville State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Goornong Fosterville State School No. 3312 Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5687, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5687, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5687, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 8 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 5687, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5687 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5687, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW to abdomen. Died later same day (in the field). |
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