| Regimental number | 3733 |
| Place of birth | Mooralla, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Electrician |
| Address | Unley, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 8.25" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W Fletcher, Cavendish, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Second name Keem on Nominal Roll |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: W and Ann FLETCHER. Native of Mooralla, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. 'Presumed to be Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FLETCHER John Keern
Red Cross file 1071009 |
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