Second Lieutenant Leslie Morley FLETCHER

Second Lieutenant Leslie Morley Fletcher{gallery}2nd Lt L M Fletcher{/gallery}71 Squadron Royal Flying Corp
Killed in a flying accident, Castle Bromwich, 5th July 1917 aged 19

• Buried: Curdworth St Nicholas Churchyard
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Eustace and Emily Maud Fletcher
• NNWFHS Memorial: Curdworth Airmen Memorial
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for 2nd Lt Fletcher
• NNWFHS Curdworth War Memorial Page
• Curdworth Churchyard
• Royal Flying Corp

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 6 Jul 1898 in Leeds
• Lived at 73 Victoria Road, Headingley [1901]
  
• Lived at 30 Grosvenor Place, Newcastle on Tyne [1911]

Summary of Flying Accident
Second Lieutenant Leslie Morley Fletcher, 19, was killed on July 5 1917 in a Sopwith Strutter of 71 Squadron when it side-slipped and crashed on take-off from the airfield. He has a private memorial and was from the Australian Flying Corps. Another Australian who was his passenger, Air Mechanic A.J Merritt, was badly burned in an attempt to save the pilot’s life; he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.