Private Fletcher left Halifax for overseas with the 186th battalion Mar. 26, 1917 proceeding to France June 5 serving with the 18th Canadians in the field.

Aug 15, 1917, he received a gunshot wound over the eye and was buried in a shell hole; was admitted to the 20th Canadian General Hospital and after six weeks convalescence at Rouen returned to his unit.

At Passchendaele, Nov. 9, 1917, about twenty-five yards in front of Passchendaele Church, he was killed in action.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Cenotaph	Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham
Sources	Chatham Daily Planet (10-12-1917), Commonwealth War Grave Commission, Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919)
Supplemental Information	Father: Corp. J. B. Fletcher C.A.M.C. Mother: Mrs. Hannah E Fletcher, Chatham Sister: Lillian M. Fletcher

Height	5'8"
Eye Colour	brown
Age	20
Complexion	fair
Hair	black
Race	white
Birthplace	London, England
Religion	Baptist
Last Place of Employment	American Pad & Textile Company, Chatham
Average Earnings	50/mth
Marital Status	single
When Enlisted	Feb. 26, 1916
Where Enlisted	Chatham Ontario

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