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Fletcher, Robert Horner

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World War I

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Family name

Fletcher

Given name(s)

Robert Horner

Initials

R.H.

Gender

Male

Early education

Fletcher, R.H. : Sydney High SchoolFletcher, R.H. : The Armidale School

Tertiary education

Fletcher R.H. : Medicine.Ch.M., 1923, University of SydneyFletcher R.H. : Medicine.M.B., 1923, University of Sydney

Combined start dates

1915

Birth

Fletcher R.H. : Life.Birth 1896

Military service

Fletcher R.H. :: Lieutenant [ France ]

Military awards

Fletcher R.H. : M.C.Fletcher R.H. : Mentioned in Despatches

Survived

Survived WWI

Other events

Fletcher R.H. : Military and health.Enlisted 12 May 1916Fletcher R.H. : Specific terms.Embarked 17 Nov 1916 - @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]

Death

Fletcher R.H. : Death 1935

PDF of book entry

FLETCHER ROBERT HORNER.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 31297 ]

OCRd book entry or other narrative

M.C., M.B., Ch.M. : Lieutenant, 33rd Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 12th May, 1916, and sailing 17th November as corporal 5th Reinforcements, joined battn. as private in March, 1917, being sent to Officers Training Corps, Oxford, 7th June and commissioned 27th September. Returning to France, 8th October, fought at Warneton, Hangard Wood and Villers-Bretonneux, where gassed 17th April, 1918, and invalided to England, on recovery serving at Proyart and elsewhere until demobilisation. Promoted lieutenant, 8th March, 1918, and acted as signalling officer from 26th August. Awarded M.C.* for work at Warneton and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Sydney High and The Armidale Schools (Captain). * "He was in command of a party detailed to attack a strong point. He met with strong opposition, but gallantly led his men forward and put the enemy to flight. He destroyed two dug-outs and forced a machine-gun team to retire with its gun and was then able to cover successfully the flank of the raiding party."—London Gazette, 13th May, 1918.

Later at - SYDNEY UNI ONLY

St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia

USyd residential college

St. Andrew's College, University of Sydney

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Australian War Memorial

https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1887335/

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