Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George V)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Fletcher
Initials:   S.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  P/9805
Notes:   MFP. He was born and resided at Radcliffe and enlisted in Bury. Formerly Lancashire Fusiliers No. 4007. Inscription on gravestone: Also his wife Catherine, 12 September 1977, aged 85. Info from Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. 14//1918 died military hospital Barrow in Furness. 14/2/1919 widow Kathleen received £8-14-01 and 30/12/1919 £8-10-00 war gratuity. Info from Pension Index Cards: Fletcher, Samuel, No. P/9805, MFP, 14/11/1918 died from influenza and pneumonia, widow Kate Fletcher, 19 Newchurch Street, Radcliffe, Lancashire. They had two children Kenneth born 16/2/1914 and Clifford born 27/10/1918. 5/12/1918 widow received £7 grant and 26/5/1919 Samuel Fletcher.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 14th November 1918
Company: MFP
Cemetery: RADCLIFFE CEMETERY   UNITED KINGDOM
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