Biography

The deceased, who, for the previous eight months had been employed at Langford and Finch's public battery about three miles out of Lawlers, came into town for some supplies and on Tuesday, 12th June, was driving home when he met with an accident. Upon calling on the deceased, his brother Henry called in the doctor, who advised that Thomas be removed to the hospital on the following morning. There, he appeared to improve for the first couple of days. On Friday 15th it was decided an operation was necessary. Dr Crooke performed the operation on the Sunday afternoon and the patient improved quickly over the next nine days until alarming symptoms set in on the Wednesday morning and Fletcher died that evening Deceased had lived in South Australia for 20 years before moving to Western Australia. He was one of a family of six, children: four sons and two daughters. The parents and two sons and one daughter were still living in Adelaide (George having recently gone home), the other daughter (now Mrs T. O'Donnell) in Kalgoorlie, and the other brother, Henry, was a contractor residing in Lawlers. The deceased is buried in Plot 27, Section A, Roman Catholic section of Lawlers Cemetery.