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FLETCHER, Roland Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX80005 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 28 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman - Clerk |
| Died: | Execution, Malaya, 7 July 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Official Commemoration - Grave Location: Coll. Grave 28. A. 1-10., Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Fairbridge War Memorial, Operations Jaywick & Rimau |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX80005, Z Special Unit | |
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| 23 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Corporal, NX80005, Z Special Unit, Paddington, NSW, Australia | |
| 23 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX80005, Z Special Unit | |
| 26 Feb 1945: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, First reported - Missing, Date: 26/02/1945; Later reported, as per stated: 07/07/1945, deceased whilst P.O.W (Execution, beheaded) Singapore; NAA Service Record (Pg: 5) of Corporal: Roland Bernard FLETCHER; SN NX80005. | |
| 26 Feb 1945: | Wounded Corporal, NX80005, Z Special Unit, Malaya/Singapore, First reported - Missing, Date: 26/02/1945; Later reported, as per stated: 07/07/1945; Killed in Action, deceased whilst P.O.W (Execution, beheaded) Singapore; NAA Service Record (Pg: 5) of Corporal: Roland Bernard FLETCHER; SN NX80005. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Albert George & Ida Lilian FLETCHER, of Canton, Cardiff, Sth Wales, United Kingdom.
Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His role in the Z Special forces was captured in the film Higest Honour also known as Heroes of Krait, 1982 directed by John McLean.
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