Name
Frederick Charles Franklin
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
24/06/1917
36
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
T/206177
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
3rd/4th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 2.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour
Pre War
Son of Charles and the late Lilia Jane (nee GRISTWOOD) FRANKLIN; husband of Harriet Mary (nee MOSS) FRANKLIN of Thornton Heath, Surrey.
His parents married 14 August 1877 at St Mary’s, Watford. Lilia died 1907 in London aged 46, and was buried 13 July in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford. Charles remarried 30 March 1910 at St Mary’s, Watford, to Clara TOWERS; he died 12 November 1931 in Watford aged 80, and was buried 16 November, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery; Clara died 7 June 1945 in Watford aged 87, and was buried 11 June in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Frederick was born 18 June 1880 in Watford, and baptised 18 July 1880 at St Andrew’s, Watford. He married 2 April 1904 at Thornton Heath; they had four children. He resided in Thornton Heath. Harriet never remarried and died 1965 in the Barnet, Herts, district aged 89.
On the 1881 Census, aged 10 months he lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1891 Census, a scholar aged 10 he still lived in Watford, with his parents and two siblings. On the 1901 Census, a grocer’s assistant aged 20, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, a commercial traveller aged 31, he lived in Thornton Heath, with his wife and three children.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Croydon, Surrey; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
There is a brief article about and a Death announcement for Frederick in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 14 July 1917.
Unfortunately, Frederick’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
