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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, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
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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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