English Māori Jennings Douglas Marshall Fletcher Died 8 February 1941 PDF Key details Service numberNZ1554 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rankStoker AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories, World War 2. Panel with names: Flavell - Flood - Thi … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJennings Douglas Marshall AWMM SurnameFletcher AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ1554 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs J.W. Morgan, Waiau Pa, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service numberNZ1554 AWMM Military serviceHMNZS Achilles AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesAccidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Accidental death on a motor cycle whilst on active service AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankStoker AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Jennings Fletcher was the son of Jennings Richard and Clara B. Fletcher of Bombay, AucklandFletcher served as a stoker on board HMS Achilles in the Battle of the River PlateFletcher was killed in a motorcycle accident in Auckland, February 1941A 'Ditty Box' for personal effects, belonging to Jennings Fletcher, is on exhibit at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, exhibit no. 10, Achilles at the River Plate, Keeping the Sea Lanes Open, Scars on the Heart Exhibition. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death8 February 1941 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryBombay Presbyterian Church Cemetery, corner Portsmouth & Bombay Roads, Bombay, New Zealand AWMM 70 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Jennings Douglas Marshall Fletcher by laying a poppy. James Thomas Fletcher Jane Lucy Fletcher Jennings Douglas Marshall Fletcher John Fletcher John Fletcher Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Jennings Douglas Marshall Fletcher Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2919739 Sources Used Documents The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License