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FLETCHER, Gifford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5086 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Collinwood, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 December 2020 |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Congregational Section, Row E, Grave 91, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5086, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5086, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5086, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 8 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5086, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Discharged as Medically Unfit | |
| 19 Dec 1920: | Involvement Private, 5086, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5086 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1920-12-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Rose Fletcher; husband of Mrs. E. Fletcher of Caulfield
On the 3 December 1918 he boarded HT Leicestershire to return to Australia where he disembarked on 22 January 1919 at Melbourne for discharge
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal