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John Fletcher
Name;
John Fletcher
Regimental Number:
67099
Rank:
Private
Battalion:
25th Battalion
Date of Birth:
October 3, 1895
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
November 12, 1914
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Address at Enlistment:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Age at Enlistment:
19
Height: 5 Feet 9 Inches
Complexion: Dark
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Weight: 135 lbs.
Trade:
Labourer
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Church of England
Next of Kin:
Charles Fletcher (Father) Halifax, NS
Discharged:
March 31, 1919
Year of Death:
1937 (Massachusetts) unconfirmed
John Fletcher was the son Charles Augustus Fletcher (1867-1927) and Minnie Mary Fells (1874-1920). Having
trained in Canada he embarked Halifax on the SS Saxonia, disembarking in England on May 29, 1915.
On February 5, 1916 he was accidental
wounded, a gun shot wound to his right foot.
He was hospitalized and once recovered
returned to the trenches on July 10, 1916.
He developed pleurisy and was admitted to
#6 Canadian Field Hospital on August 17,
1916 and returned to duty on August 23,
1916. On January 26, 1917 he was struck off
strength with the 25th Battalion and taken on
strength with the 1st Canadian Tunnelling
Company. On July 11, 1918 he was
transferred to the 7th Battalion. He returned
to England on March 19, 1919 and was struck
off strength to Canada.
Private Fletcher was discharged March 31,
1919 at Halifax on demobilization.
He returned to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and on
March 31, 1920 married May Lillian Berry
(1899-1960) in Yarmouth. Their were six
children: Margaret Lillian (1920–1990; b.
Yarmouth NS), John Melvin (1921–1989; b.
Yarmouth NS), Catherine Elizabeth
(1923–1963; b. Yarmouth), Alberta
(1924–2001; b. Massachusetts), Helen Ann
(1928–2000; b. Massachusetts), Roy Preston
(1936–2009; b. Massachusetts).
Roy Preston Fletcher, son of John Fletcher served with the United States Air Force in the Korean War.
Sources:
Library and Archive Canada
Photos: Courtesy of Seretha MacIsaac