Herbert FLETCHER

Regimental number10/1812
Date of birth25 August 1885
Place of birthYorkshire
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCape Runaway
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.3
Height5' 9.75"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinGeorge Fletcher, c/o Mrs Harrison, Tamarau, Gisborne
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 7 July 1915; discharged to duty, Zeitoun, 13 July 1915.

Joined Bn, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 28 July 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 218 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003589