Basic Details
Surname
Manchett
Forenames
Fred
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
13187
Notes
The Roll lists his address as Church Street, Stanground. It records that he died on 7/11/1917 serving in the 6th Battalion, neither of which tallies with official records.

(CWGC records that Private Fred Manchett, regimental number 13187, died aged 19 on 3/11/1917 while serving in 1st/4th Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment, and is buried in grave XV.A.3 at Gaza War Cemetery in Israel and Palestine. They record him as the son of Tom and Edith Manchett of 19 Church Street, Stanground, Peterborough. Soldiers Died in the Great War records Fred as a native of Farcet who enlisted at Peterborough. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that he died serving in the 1/4th Battalion on 3/11/1917 in Palestine, and that his mother Edith was his legatee. The Medal Rolls record that he had formerly served in the 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
6th
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
Israel and Palestine
Town of death
Gaza
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
November
Day of death
7
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 7 November 1917 [sic] at Gaza"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
CHURCH STREET STANGROUND
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial