Basic Details
Surname
Whistlecraft
Forenames
Frederick
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
40728
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 5 New Road, Woodston.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Essex
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
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
Gommecourt
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Albert
Cemetery
Euston Road Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
April
Day of death
4
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action at Gommecourt; re-interred at Euston Road Cemetery
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action