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Apr 24, 1896
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Born in
Littlemore, England to John and Sarah (nee Bishop) Fletcher
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Mar 27, 1908
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Embarked the SS
Virginian in Liverpool, England under the name Albert Bishop with John
and Sarah Fletcher and family
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Apr 4, 1908
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Disembarked in
Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Port Perry, Ontario
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the
21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 520
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Next of kin given
as John Henry Fletcher, father, Keene, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Cement Mason
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Previous military
experience given as 57th Regiment, Peterborough
Rangers, Canadian Militia
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Religion given as
Wesleyan
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Assigned to
“E” Company
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This was later
reorganized into “C” Company
His brother William
Henry Fletcher
and his half-brother Albert Edward Bishop
attested into the battalion the same day.
Note that they have consecutive temporary
numbers, 519, 520 and 521.
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Jan 2, 1915
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Admitted to the
Queen St. Military Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads
Inflamed Tonsils
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Jan 15, 1915
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Jan 26, 1915
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Admitted to the
Queen St. Military Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads
Inflammatory Rheumatism
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Mar 15, 1915
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Although he had
been recommended for discharge from the CEF, a letter from
Adjutant-General in Ottawa would not approve the discharge
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Mar 23, 1915
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Apr 1, 1915
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SOS (Struck Off
Strength) the 21st Battalion as being medically
unfit
He was retained on
the CEF payroll for MD #3 in Kingston
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May 3, 1915
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Medical Board in
Kingston notes that he is permanently disabled due to his rheumatism
and that he be discharged from the CEF
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Jun 3, 1915
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A pension was
granted for his service related disability and he was discharged from
the CEF. There is
no actual discharge certificate in the file and this date is taken from
medical records
The 1938 Canadian
Census show Alfred and his wife Minnie living in Keene, Ontario and his
occupation is listed as Poultryman
Alfred Fletcher
died in 1992 and was buried in the Upper Keene Cemetery, Keene, Ontario
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