Category: Military
Rank: Private
Regiment or Ship: (1) Bedfordshire Regiment (2) 7th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment
Service Number(s): (1) 51669 (2)41165
Occupation: Forge Worker (Turner's in Terminus Place).
Date of Birth: 1899/1900
Place of Birth: Fordcombe, Kent.
Date of Death: 30.06.1918
Place of Death: France.
Place of Burial / Memorials:
1. Pernes British Cemetery, France.
2. Town Memorial, Bexhill.
3. St. Stephen’s Church Memorial, Bexhill.
Address: 51, Chandler Road (also 1 North Street)., Bexhill
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Family Information
From1901 Census
Parents:
Horace b. 1867 and Ellen b. 1864
Siblings:
Horace b. 1888
Edith b. 1890
Charles b. 1892
Harold b. 1895
Ellen b. 1897
Clara b. 1899
Frances b. 1901
Henry b. 1901
First World War Experience
Frank served in the army in France after enlisting in Hastings.
He died of wounds and was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Additional Information
In the 1902 Census it was seen that the family was living in Fordcombe, Kent. There were nine children living in four rooms. Father was a Journeyman Butcher. They had clearly moved around as shown by the birth places of the children. The mother was born in Hastings. An Observer report has the family living at 51 Chandler Road in 1918 but it appears that Frank also lived at 1 North Street at some time.