John FLETCHER

Regimental number21570
OccupationButcher
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elsie Fletcher, Corlett's Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 17 February 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Margaret Elsie Annan (formerly Fletcher), 14 Balfour Terrace, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 12

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