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Driver JOHN PHILLIPS ETHERIDGE, R.F.A. 12972, Driver, Royal Field Artillery. Age 25 Died 16.11.1918
Driver JOHN PHILLIP ETHERIDGE, Royal Field Artillery, was the son of John Phillips Etrheridge, and lived at home at, No. 8 Blakes Building,
Rachel Street, Gosport. He passed away on the 16th November 1918, after having been admitted to the Outback War Hospital, at Glasgow. It is thought he died as a result of contracting the ‘Spanish
Flu’ epidemic, which raged throughout war torn Europe. Somewhere in the region of a million people died after becoming infected. Driver JOHN PHILLIPS ETHERIDGE, was laid to rest, Plot 39 Space 15,
and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.
S.Q.M WILLIAM JOHN FENNELL S2/SR/03911, Sergeant, Royal Army Service Corps. Age 57 Died 5.10.1917
Staff Sergeant WILLIAM JOHN FENNELL, Royal Army Service Corps, was the son of George and Christiana, Fennell, and came from the Reading area. He
lived at No. 37 Hartington Road, Gosport, with his wife Mary. He died after being admitted to the Queen Alexandria Military Hospital, on the 5th October 1917, the cause was thought to have been illness.
Staff Sergeant WILLIAM JOHN FENNELL, R.A.S.C., was buried on the 9th October 1917, Plot 37 Space 56. No memorial marks the site of his final resting-place.
Able Seaman ALFRED THOMAS FLETCHER, R.N. 30108, Able Seaman, Royal Navy Age 48 Died 2.4.1945
Able Seaman ALFRED THOMAS FLETCHER, Royal Navy, was the son of John William and Sarah Maria Fletcher of No. 52 Mayfield Road, Gosport. Passed
away on Monday 2nd April 1945, at the Mount Sanatorium, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Hampshire. His death occurred after he contracted tuberculosis. He was returned to Gosport, his hometown. The cause was not
given. Able Seaman, ALFRED THOMAS FLETCHER, R.N., was buried on Friday 6th 1945> He is laid to rest, Plot 187 Space 60, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.
Gunner ALFRED WILLIAM FLETHCHER, R.A. 1679376, Gunner, 465th Battery, 142nd Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. Age 35 Died
29.9.1942
Gunner ALFRED WILLIAM FLETCHER, Royal Artillery, was the son of Alfred William and Emily Fletcher of Brougham Street, Gosport. He was the
husband of Annie Ida Fletcher, they lived at No. 4, Alexandria Street, Gosport. Gunner Fletcher, was killed on Thursday 29th September 1942, at the Royal Air Force Station, Linton-0n-Ouse, Yorkshire. He
was on duty, manning a gun site, which formed part of the airfield’s ground defences. The airfield was subjected to an air raid. The gun site received a direct hit, killing several of the men and
seriously injuring many others. An inquest had to held, so that the remains of the unfortunate could be identified. This is why the death certificate, was issued by the Coroner, of the County of York. So
that his remains could be returned to his hometown, for interment.
Gunner ALFRED WILLIAM FLETCHER, R.A., was buried in the War Graves Section (see plan on back pages), Row 4 Grave 5, and is commemorated by a CWG
headstone.
Leading Stoker BERTRAM GEORGE FLETCHER, R.N. P/K 17686, Leading Stoker, Royal Navy, HMS Orlando. Age 46 Died 12.8.1941
Leading Stoker BERTRAM GEORGE FLETCHER, Royal Navy, was the son of Arthur John and Jane Fletcher of 42 Brougham Street, Gosport. Leading Stoker
Fletcher passed away on Tuesday 12th August 1941, at the Gateside Hospital, Greenock, Scotland. His death was as a result of wounds received, when HMS Orlando (in the process of re-supplying, for another
convoy escort duty, shepherding merchant shipping across the Atlantic Ocean), was badly damaged by high explosive bombs dropped by German aircraft, in an intense air raid on the docks area on the 11th.
He was admitted to hospital and underwent an emergency operation. He never regained consciousness, and died in the early hours of the morning of the 12th of August 1941. His body was returned to his
hometown of Gosport. Leading Stoker, BERTRAM GEORGE FLETCHER, R.N., was buried on the 16th of August 1941. He is laid to rest, Plot 54 Space 54, and is commemorated b a CWG headstone.
Lance Corporal ARTHUR JOHN FLORY, R.M.L.I. PO/2260, Lance Corporal, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Age 56 Died 14.2.1919
Lance Corporal ARTHUR JOHN FLORY, Royal Marine Light Infantry, was the husband of Margaret. They lived in married quarters at, No. 17 Mill Lane,
Forton, Gosport. He died on 14th February 1919, after having been admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport. The cause was as a result of contracting the ‘Spanish Flu’
epidemic, which raged throughout war torn Europe. Somewhere in the region of a million people died after becoming infected. Lance Corporal, ARTHUR JOHN FLORY, R.M.L.I., was laid to rest with his son
Frederick Cornelious (see below), Plot 47 Space 82, and is commemorated by a Family Memorial.
Bugler FREDERICK CORNELIOUS FLORY, R.M.L.I. PO/16521, Bugler, R. Marine Light Infantry, HMS Queen. Age 18 Died 25.10.1915
Bugler FREDERICK CORNELIOUS FLORY, Royal Marine Light Infantry, was the son of Arthur John (above, and Margaret. His home
was at his parents home, No. 17 Mill Lane, Forton, Gosport. He serving with ‘C’ Company of the R.M.L.I., aboard His Majesties Ship, Queen. He died on the ship, as a result of accidental
injuries, on the 25th October 1915. He was brought back to Gosport, where he was buried, Plot 47 Space 82, and is commemorated by a Family Memorial
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