Basic Details
Surname
Job
Forenames
Fred
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler and myrastrick.com provide the extra details. He left the school in 1902 and became an apprentice at an engineering firm before he enlisted in August 1914. He died of wounds received the previous day and is also commemorated on IWM 2738 and 2739.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Erquinghem-Lys, near Armentieres
Cemetery
Churchyard
Year of death
1915
Month of death
October
Day of death
18
Age at death
29
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds