FLETCHER P.
Given Names: Percy
Service Number: 2026
Unit: 29th Battalion, 3rd reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 29 Yrs 1 Mth
Occupation: Decorator
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Independent
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5 In
Weight: 133 Lbs
Chest: 32-34 In
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 4/8/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Catherine Annabel Fletcher
239 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 18/2/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70
END OF WAR
Status: Died of wounds
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Unit: 29th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 32850
Victory Medal: 32625
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1886
Place: Straud, Glouchester, England
Father: Frederick FLETCHER
Mother: Julie
MARRIAGE
Year: 1915
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Catherine Annabel SALMONS
DEATH
Date or Year: 1/3/1917
Place: 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France
Burial: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 28/2/1917; shrapnel wound, neck
Was wounded by a sniper in the head at Le Transloy while taking a message; was taken to the dressing station at Longueval Corner, and died during the night
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 314463
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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