Name
William Alfred Franklin
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
24/03/1918
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
75313
Royal Fusiliers *1
17th (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 3.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour
Pre War
Son of William George and Alice (nee WINFIELD) FRANKLIN of Watford.
His parents married 1894 in the Watford district. William died 1957 in the Watford district aged 87; Alice died 17 October 1962 in Watford aged 90, and was buried 23 October in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford.
William was born 1899 in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 2 he lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, aged 12 he still lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling.
Wartime Service
He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
There is an article about and a Death announcement for William in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 19 October 1918; plus an In Memoriam in the issue dated 29 March 1919.
Unfortunately, William’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing; neither does he feature in the Soldiers Died in the Great War dataset.
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London)
Bn. London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles).
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
