William FLETCHER

Regimental number13/799
Date of birth14 November 1888
Place of birthHull, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressRuawara, Huntly
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Frank Fletcher, Waterworks Street, Hull, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Posted to unit at Dardanelles, 30 June 1915.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 16 July 1915 (gastro-enteritis); discharged to duty, 29 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 298 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003732

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