Sapper 102599 William FLETCHER

Sapper 102599 William Fletcher{gallery}Sapper W Fletcher{/gallery}174th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 25th October 1915, aged 41

• Buried: Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Picardie, France. Grave ref: IV.A.1
  
• Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory medals
• Son of the Edward and Ann Fletcher
  
• Husband to Mary Rebecca Fletcher [nee Sketchley]
• NNWFHS Memorials: Ansley
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Sapper Fletcher
• NNWFHS Ansley War Memorial Page
• Citadel New Military Cemetery
• 174th Tunnelling Company

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 26 Jul 1873 in Arley
  
• Employed as a coal miner [1911]
  
• Lived at Ansley’s Cottages [1911]