We remember James Fletcher

We remember James Fletcher

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Timeline

Timeline

1884
sibling Nancy Fletcher Source:9610140 1884
1886
sibling Ellen Fletcher Source:6163133 1886
1888
sibling Alexander Fletcher Source:6163133 1888
1890
sibling Edward Fletcher Source:6163133 1890
1892
sibling Mary Fletcher Source:6163133 1892
1893
location 17 Maynard Street, Preston United Kingdom parents address Source:9610140 23rd November 1893 - 1901
1894
birth Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6163133 1894
1896
sibling Alice Fletcher Source:6163133 1896
1896
sibling Sarah Fletcher Source:6163133 1896
1898
sibling Daniel Fletcher Source:6163133 1898
1901
sibling William Fletcher Source:6163133 1901
1906
sibling Maggie Fletcher Source:6163133 1906
1911
dates Age 17 Source:6163133 1911
1911
employment Clogger Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6163133 1911
1911
location 9 Maynard Street, Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom parents address Source:6163133 1911
1913
employment Boot maker Preston United Kingdom Source:9610199 20th July 1913
1913
service British Army private 1755 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Source:9610199 20th July 1913
1915
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:6163251 18th November 1915
1917
service British Army Company Quarter Master Sergeant 200388 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:9610199 31st July 1917
service British Army Private 200388 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Source:2486680
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:6163140
1917
death Killed in Action Presumed killed: St Julian. Ypres Belgium Source:6163140 Source:9610216 31st July 1917
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Ypres Belgium panel: 41 + 43 Source:9610216

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James
Initials J
Last Name Fletcher
Source 2486680
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
17 Maynard Street, Preston United Kingdom parents address 23rd November 1893 - 1901
9 Maynard Street, Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 200388 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Private
British Army 1755 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th private
British Army 200388 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force) Company Quarter Master Sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Alice Fletcher mother
Alexander Edward Fletcher father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Fletcher sister 1886
Alexander Fletcher brother 1888
Edward Fletcher brother 1890
Mary Fletcher sister 1892
Alice Fletcher sister 1896
Sarah Fletcher sister 1896
Daniel Fletcher brother 1898
William Fletcher brother 1901
Maggie Fletcher sister 1906
Nancy Fletcher sister 1884

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Preston485
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Preston485

External Evidence

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England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index,1837-1915 Gaye159565
Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911 Gaye159565
1901 England Census Gaye159565
British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920 Gaye159565
UK, Citations of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-1920 Gaye159565
UK, WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 Gaye159565
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 Gaye159565
CWGC Gaye159565
1911 England Census Gaye159565

Multimedia

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Preston Roll of Honour form for James Fletcher Preston485
DCM Citation Gaye159565
CQMS in uniform Gaye159565
Preston Guardian report on DCM award Gaye159565
Newspaper report on the death of CQMS Fletcher Gaye159565
Serving with 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Gaye159565
DCM Gaye159565

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