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Harold Vivian FLETCHER

Regimental number2579
Place of birthBurnley, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
AddressMoyston, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.5
Next of kinFather, W Fletcher, Moyston via Ararat, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment dateNO ENTRY
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 June 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 October 1918
Discharge date21 February 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 4 July 1918 (gun shot wound, left foot).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 20 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 21 February 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 July 1969
Age at death78
Place of burialSpringvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, FLETCHER Harold Vivian

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