Basic Details
Surname
Wolfenden
Forenames
F
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Frank
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was educated at Heath School in Halifax and then worked as a civil servant in the Post Office Bank in London before he enlisted in August 1914 into the Civil Service Rifles. He served in France and Salonika, survived being torpedoed on his way to Egypt and eventually died of bronchial pneumonia on his return to Farnce. He is also commemorated on IWM 29395, 2860 and 2615.
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
Town of death
Boulogne
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Wimille
Cemetery
Terlincthun British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
25
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease