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Record #3198

Name :: : Thomas FLETCHER (1889 - 1916)
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Date of Birth: : 27 Jul 1889
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 18 Nov 1916 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Haydock

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy Ridge

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : Mar 1901
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Tunisian
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Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThomas Fletcher arrived in Portland, Maine, with a group of 260 Dr. Barnardo children from London, England, to Toronto, Ontario (193), Peterborough, Ontario (6) and to Russell, Manitoba (60).

In 1901, Thomas Flecther/Fletcher, 12, is shown as a farm servant for James Howe and family in Pakenham, Lanark, Ontario, having immigrated in 1901.

***NOTE*** The information that follows may or may NOT be the correct Thomas Fletcher shown above. It is likely, but not proven. This data is included to encourage further research.

In 1891, Thomas Fletcher, 2 years of age, is found at 34 Boston Cottages, Haydock, Lancashire, England. Other family members include Albert E. Fletcher, 2/12; Joseph Fletcher, 7; Mary A. Fletcher, 32; Thomas Fletcher, 31, coal miner; Willim Fletcher, 9; along with Mary A. Fletcher's children from a first marriage: John E. Whittle, 15, coal miner; and Mary E. Whittle, 13, browgirl in a coal mine. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3071; Folio 44; Page 25; GSU roll: 6098181.)

On June 26, 1915, a marriage was recorded between Thomas Fletcher, 27, and Rosette Bruce, 32 (daughter of ? Rollington Bruce, and Charlotte Ann Millen). Thomas stated he was born in Haydock, Lancashire, England; that he was a weaver by trade; and that he resided in Perth, Ontario, Canada.

On October 25, 1915, Thomas Fletcher enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 219633; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment); Division: 75th Battalion.) He declared that he was born in Haydock, England; that his next of kin was Mrs. Rosetta Fletcher, his wife; and that his date of birth was July 27, 1889. He was described as 5 foot 9 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes and brown hair. He was a Methodist by faith.

On November 18, 1916, Cpl. Thomas Fletcher died at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, France. He is remembered on the VIMY MEMORIAL in Pas de Calais,France. At the base of the memorial, these words appear in French and in English:

TO THE VALOUR OF THEIR COUNTRYMEN IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR SIXTY THOUSAND DEAD THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF CANADA

Inscribed on the ramparts of the Vimy Memorial are the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as 'missing, presumed dead' in France.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-28 14:49:38 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-23 20:18:53 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 26 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
4809	FLETCHER, Albert	1911	ENG, , Wellington	Apr 1925 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
5844	FLETCHER, Albert E	1902	ENG,	Jun 1910 : Mongolian	CAN	Middlemore
26716	FLETCHER, Alfred	1900		Oct 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
26152	FLETCHER, C H	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26714	FLETCHER, Charles	1898		Oct 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
21004	FLETCHER, D	1881	ENG,	Apr 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
21847	FLETCHER, David	1881	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Apr 1888 : Carthaginian	CAN	Quarriers
12101	FLETCHER, Dennis	1917	ENG,	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26892	FLETCHER, Desmond Carlton	1922	ENG, STS, Silverdale	Oct 1930 : Barrabool	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
11308	FLETCHER, Eric	1884	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
12939	FLETCHER, Ernest	1884	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
7770	FLETCHER, Fanny	1860	ENG,	Jul 1870 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
8654	FLETCHER, Herbert John	1910	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jul 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
5843	FLETCHER, James	1900	ENG,	Jun 1910 : Mongolian	CAN	Middlemore
8018	FLETCHER, Jane	1849	ENG,	Jun 1869 : Austrian	CAN	Maria Rye
12119	FLETCHER, John Robert	1918	ENG, DUR	Dec 1928 : Bendigo	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
7794	FLETCHER, Lucy	1859	ENG,	Jul 1870 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
6414	FLETCHER, Richard	1896	ENG,	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
8057	FLETCHER, Robert	1852	ENG,	Jun 1869 : Austrian	CAN	Maria Rye
12042	FLETCHER, Robert	1912	ENG,	Jan 1927 : Ballarat	AUS	Barnardos
20084	FLETCHER, Robert	1869	ENG,	Jun 1886 : Lake Superior	CAN	Barnardos
25967	FLETCHER, Roland Bernard	1916	IRL, DUB	Nov 1929 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
25966	FLETCHER, Royce Mervyn	1918	IRL, DUB	Nov 1929 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
25965	FLETCHER, Terence Reginald	1914	IRL, LIM	Nov 1929 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3198	FLETCHER, Thomas	1889	ENG, LAN, Haydock	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
25005	FLETCHER, Wilfred F.	1900		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 26 Entries

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