Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial | Face 6 Kirkee | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.122 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 42C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of C. R. L. and Katharine Fletcher, of Norham End, Oxford.Education & Career :
Scholar of Eton College, 1905-1910. Commoner of Balliol College, Oxford, 1910-1914. B.A. (Oxford) 1914. Oxford University VIII, 1914.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6/South Lancashire Regiment |
6th (Service) Battalion Formed at Warrington in August 1914 as part of K1 and moved to Tidworth, attached to 38th Brigade in 13th (Western) Division. Moved to billets in Winchester in January 1915 before going next month to Blackdown. Sailed from Avonmouth in June 1915. Landed at Cape Helles (Gallipoli) 7-31 July then moved to Mudros. Landed at Anzac Beach 4 August 1915. 20 December 1915 : evacuated from Gallipoli and went to Egypt via Mudros. February 1916 : moved to Mesopotamia. |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
Probate: FLETCHER, Robert Ronald Rawcliffe of Deolali, India died 29 October 1919 at the General Hospital, Deolali. Probate London 19 July to Matthew Henry Rawcliffe Fletcher, gentleman. Effects £3619 10s 9d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Ealing No. 2662 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
22nd January 1914 | 6th May 1914 | 12th August 1914 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley