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Feb 7, 1895
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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 521
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Next of kin given
as John Fletcher, father, Keene, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Clerk
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Previous military
experience given as 57th Regiment, Peterborough
Rangers, Canadian Militia
There is no actual attestation paper in the service file. The details of his
enlistment are taken from other documents in the file
His half-brother, Albert
Edward Bishop
and brother Alfred Edward Fletcher,
also attested into the battalion the same day.
Note that they have consecutive temporary
numbers, 519, 520 and 521.
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Jan 23, 1915
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Admitted to the
Kingston Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Rheumatism
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Mar 4, 1915
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Medical Board in
Kingston makes note of Inflammatory Rheumatism and recommends that he
be discharged as medically unfit for service as the condition is
considered permanent
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Apr 1, 1915
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SOS (Struck Off
Strength) the 21st Battalion as medically unfit
but remained on the MD #3 payroll
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Jun 1, 1915
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Jun 2, 1915
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Discharged from
the CEF and a pension granted
He was seen by
medical boards in Kingston periodically from June 1, 1915 until
November of 1919
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Sep 19, 1928
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Married to Letitia
May Wedlock in Peterborough, Ontario
His occupation is
listed as Fur Buyer
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Jul 7, 1937
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Admitted to the
Christie St. Hospital in Toronto with a diagnosis that reads VDH
(Valvular Disease of the Heart)
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May 30, 1938
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William Fletcher
died of heart disease while a patient in the Christie St. Hospital,
Toronto, Ontario and he was buried in the Upper Keene Cemetery, Keene,
Ontario.
His death was
considered a result of his active service
The Memorial Cross
was sent to his mother, Mrs. Sarah Ann Fletcher, Keene, Ontario. There was no Memorial
Cross issued to his widow as he married after he was discharged
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From the 1938 summer edition of the Communiqué
(the 21st Battalion’s post war
newsletter)
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