Basic Details
Surname
Fletcher
Forenames
Horace William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative surname
F
Alternative forename
H W
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
9th Bn. attd. 7th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Son of Lionel John William and Eleanor Mary Agnes Fletcher, of "Elmscroft," West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent. Enlisted in Royal Naval Division; gazetted December, 1914. Details confirmed by CWGC: the notes attached to this memorial suggest he died serving in the RFC which there is no other record of.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Palestine
Cemetery
No known grave. Jerusalem Memorial, Panels 19 to 22.
Year of death
1917
Month of death
March
Day of death
26
Age at death
27