Basic Details
Surname
Papworth
Forenames
Fred
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
14466
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 185 Fletton Avenue. It records he died on 30/7/1917, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Private Fred Papworth, regimental number G/14466, died aged 38 on 1/8/1917 serving in 8th Battalion of the Queen's Own Royal West Surrey Regiment, and is commemorated on Ypres Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium. They record him as the son of George Papworth and the husband of Louisa Emily Glenn (formerly Papworth) of 215 Fletton Avenue, Peterborough. Soldiers Died in the Great war records him as a native of Ramsey, Hunts who was living in Peterborough when he enlisted. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his death on or since 1/8/1917 was presumed, and that his widow Louisa E Glenn was his legatee. Fred Papworth's birth was registered in Huntingdon District in 1879. On the 1881 and 1891 census he was living with his parents George and Mary Ann in Bury Lane, Ramsey. On the 1901 census he was recorded as "Frederick" Papworth, living as a boarder in Church Park, Sandy, Bedfordshire. His marriage to Louisa Emily Horner was registered in St Ives District in 1904. On the 1911 census he was living with his wife "Louie" and their 4 children (plus Louisa's two children from her former marriage) at 3 Paraffin Row, New Town, New Road, Ramsey, Hunts. On 6/10/1917 the Peterborough Advertiser reported that Fred Papworth had been listed as missing since 1/8/1917. Ten months later, on 10/8/1918, the Peterborough Advertiser announced that Fred had now been reported as having been killed on 1/8/1917. A few months after receiving confirmation of Fred's death, his widow Louisa married Norman M Glenn; their marriage was registered in the Peterborough District in 1918).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal West Surreys
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
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
Belgium
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
July
Day of death
30
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 30 July 1917 [sic] between Klein Zillebeke and Voormezeele"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
185 FLETTON AVENUE
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial