About David Fletcher
Born 1942. David Fletcher is a military historian and historian.
David John Fletcher (born 1942 ) is an English author and military historian specialising in the history of armoured warfare, particularly that of the United Kingdom.
He was an employee of The Tank Museum, Bovington from 1982 until December 2012, becoming the museum's longest serving member of staff. He also presents contemporary media such as YouTube for the Tank Museum. Until 2023, David Fletcher hosted a regular video series on The Tank Museum's YouTube channel called 'Tank Chats', in which he gave viewers a brief insight in to a specific tank in the Museum's collection.
In his final year at Bovington, he was appointed an MBE in the Queens New Year's honours list for services to the history of armoured warfare.
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British military historian
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David Fletcher was born in 1942 in United Kingdom.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). David Fletcher. https://biography.guide/david-fletcher-military-historian/
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