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Frederick George Kahl was born at Streatham on 22 February 1911, the only son of Charlotte (née Piggott) and Frederick Kahl, a grain importer. He was educated at Canford School from 1925 to 1929, where he played rugby, cricket and hockey for the school and was also appointed prefect.
Frederick Kahl entered Worcester College on 11 October 1929, and achieved 2nd class honours in Jurisprudence in 1932. While at Worcester he placed hockey and cricket for the College. He was also a member of the Oxford University Officer Cadet Corps, and after graduation he served in the Territorial Army as a member of the Honourable Artillery Company. Frederick Kahl married Esme Cobbett in 1941 and they had a son, Frederick, who was born in 1943, after his father had died.
Frederick Kahl was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on 5 July 1939. In 1942 he transferred to No. 6 Commando and given command of No. 3 Troop. In September 1942, he travelled to Bethesda in North Wales for climbing training. Captain Frederick Kahl died in a climbing accident on 9 September 1942, aged 31.
Frederick Kahl is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, and on the war memorials at Bramley in Surrey, Canford School, and at Worcester College, Oxford.