Difference between revisions of "Denzel Roy (Roy) Fletcher"
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Wadi Auja where Roy rejoined the 10th LHR | |
Personal Information | |
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Date of Birth | unknown |
Place of Birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Death | 14 October 1987, aged 89 |
Place of Death | Ferndale, Western Australia |
Age at Enlistment | 19 Years, 3 months |
Description | 5'10" (1.78 m)tall; weight 121 lbs (54.9kg); fresh complexion, light brown eyes, light brown hair. |
Occupation | farmer |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Address | 'Broadview Farm', Dangin, Western Australia |
Next of Kin | Father Mr James Fletcher |
Military Information | |
Reg Number | 3115 |
Date of Enlistment | 8 Apr 1916 |
Rank | Private |
Unit/Formation | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 24th Reinforcement |
Date of Embarkation | 13 Feb 1917 - 12 Mar 1917 |
Ship Embarked On | HMAT A6 Clan MacCorquodale |
Date of Return | 1 - 27 Jan 1919 |
Ship Returned On | HMAT A60 Aeneas |
Fate | Wounded in Action 20 Sep 1918 at Jenin (Battle of Megiddo) |
Monument | none |
Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
War Service
Four weeks after entering camp, Roy was earmarked as a member of the 15th Reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion, but on 15 Aug 1916 this changes to the 22nd draft for the 10th Light Horse. A month later he was again reallocated, this time to the 24th reinforcement draft for the 10th Light Horse.
On arrival in Port Suez Roy proceeded to the 'Details Camp' at Moascar where two weeks later he was sent to join the 10th Light Horse Regiment's base camp. On 24 Apr 1917 he joined the Regiment in the field along with 26 other reinforcements at Belah on the ocean, about 14 km south of Gaza, and is with them until he is taken to hospital sick on 4 Jul 1917.
On 6 Jul 1917 he was placed in isolation, before transferring on 23 July to the Abbassia Hospital, where his isolation continued. On 4 Aug 1917 he was discharged to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade base from the Moascar Convalescent Depot in Abbassia. In the absence of other entries it appears that he remains with them until 9 Jan 1918 when he rejoins the 10th Light Horse regiment in the field.
Ill again with diarrhoea in May he is again bundled of to the 31st General Hospital in Abbassia followed by time in the convalescent depot before rejoining his unit on 21 Jun 1918. Another brief period of illness before he rejoined the 10th LHR on 20 Jul 1918, along with 20 other reinforcements, at Wadi Auja in the Jordan Valley north of Jerico.
On 20 Sep 1918 the 10th Light Horse were involved in a mounted attack on Jenin as they exploited a crumbling Turkish defence. By nightfall 8,000 Turks had surrendered, and it was at some point in this action that Roy was Wounded in Action with a gunshot wound to the left hip, described as severe.
Admitted to the 24th Stationary Hospital on 26 Sep 1918, he is passed on the same day to the 14th Australian General Hospital in Port Said before he embarks in Port Suez on the Aeneas for the trip home.
Discharged 5th Military District 28 Mar 1919, but not before he has a brief period AWOL (9pm 3 Mar 1919 to 10:30pm 4 Mar 1919) which results in him being admonished and forfeits the day's pay.
Post War
Roy married Sheila Katherine McLachlan in 1925. Sheila died in Armadale 20 Nov 1961, aged 54. Children Electoral Roll entries - 1925 farmer at Dangin; 1931 police constable with wife Sheila Katherine in Roebourne; 1936 - at 17 Hill terrace Claremont; 1937 at 16 Bay View terrace, Buckland Hill; 1949 Police Station Armadale; 1954 Forrest rod, Armadale, engineer; 1958 - 1980 at 10 William street, manufacturer.
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