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FLETCHER, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 416 |
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Enlisted: | 29 August 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Edenhope, Victoria, 1888 |
Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Brunswick State School |
Occupation: | Clerk/Tram conductor/Carpenter |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 August 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coburg Baptist Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 416, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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20 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 416, 15th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 416, 15th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
1 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 416, 10th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 416 awm_unit: 10th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-01 |
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