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L/Corporal 7961 Frank Henry SILVER - 7th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle/Other
Battle of Flers–Courcelette (Somme)
Place of Death
No 63 Field Ambulance, Becordel
Medals
1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
22 Jan 1904 at Warwick
Commonwealth War Graves Page
Dartmoor Cemetery (Becordel)SWFHS War Memorial(s)
Other War Memorial(s)
Other Military Info
Career Soldier, entered France on 20 Dec 1914. Served in Egypt (1909) and India (1910)
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
We are more or less certain that Frank was wounded on 15th Sept when his battalion attacked enemy positions north of Delville Wood including Switch Trench which was captured by the allied. They also occupied Green and Brown Streets east (right) of Delville Wood. Lines were consolidated per the below map which shows the front line before and after the attacks. He died in the 63rd Field Ambulance at Becordel  |
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| Personal & Family History |
Birth Date & Place
Jul Qtr 1890 Leamington Priors
Baptism Date & Place
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Parents
George and Eliza of The Lock, Offchurch
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Occupation(s)
- 1904 - Nurseryman
- 1905 to 1916 - Career Soldier
Schools & Colleges
Address History
- 1891 - 35 Waterloo Street, Leamington Prior
- 1901 - 35 Waterloo Street, Leamington Priors
- 1911 - Fosse Lock, Offchurch
Other Information
