Name
Thomas Frederick (MC)
7 Mar 1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/12/1917
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Norfolk Regiment
9th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star, British War and Victory Medals
Military Cross
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT
VI. E. 1.
France
Headstone Inscription
ELDEST SON OF HENRY P. FREDERICK OF BURGH HALL NEAR GT. YARMOUTH
UK & Other Memorials
Aldenham School Memorial, Aldenham, St Johns College Memorial, Cambridge
Pre War
Thomas Frederick born in 1893 to Henry Penrice Frederick and Margaret (nee Beevor). Thomas’s Father was a Solicitor.
Wartime Service
He joined the Norfolk Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant and went to the BEF on 30th Aug 1914.
He was awarded the Military cross in the Birthday Honours List on 3rd Jun 1916. (Listed as Captain.) He was hospitalised at Queen Alexandra’s Millbank from 10th July to 8th July 1916 with severe Haematoma to his back.
His Medal card ranks him as Major. He returned to Duty and Died of Wounds on 14th Dec 1917.
Biography
Additional Information
His father, Mr H P Frederick, of Burgh Hall, Great Yarmouth ordered his headstone inscription: “ELDEST SON OF HENRY P. FREDERICK OF BURGH HALL NEAR GT. YARMOUTH"
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Tony James
