Ernest Peter Fletcher

Service number: 31

Rank: Sergeant

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Ernest Fletcher was born at Gippsland circa 1872. He served with the Imperial Light Infantry in South Africa in 1900. He was a brewer prior to enlisting on 16 September 1914. His wife lived at Cartmell, Ashburner Street, Manly.

He embarked on the Ulysses on 22 December 1914, and served at Gallipoli. He was wounded on 30 April 1915. He was promoted to Sergeant on 13 August 1915, and severely wounded about the legs on 23 August 1915.

He was returned to Australia on the Suevic on 11 March 1916, and discharged. He attempted to re-enlist on 2 March 1917, aged 44, but was discharged as medically unfit on 21 March 1917.

The photo on the right is mis-captioned H P Fletcher.