Spr George William Fletcher
(1900 - 1917)
Also known as: Date of birth is actually December 1887, but your software doesn't allow earlier dates than 1900..
On 14 June 1917, 529th Field Company was tasked with supporting a surprise attack by 1/Gordon Highlanders and 2/Suffolks at a small mound called Infantry Hill, a mile east of Monchy-Le-Preux. The attack began at 7:20am. By WW1 standards the attack was very successful and by 9:45 all objectives were taken, along with 175 German prisoners. After the objectives were secured, the Royal Engineers were called forward to reconstruct a derelict trench between the old British front line and the newly captured part of the German trench system. At about 5:40pm the Germans launched a heavy barrage as a precursor to a counter attack. At some point, perhaps during the German barrage or during the abortive German counter attack that followed, George William Fletcher was killed. George has no known grave; his name is listed on Bay 1 of the Arras Memorial to the missing.
Added by: Ian Cooper on 5 January 2011.
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