Frank Harradine
WWI Roll of Honour
By Lynette Wray
Frank Harradine
Military History:
Regiment:
Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Service Number:
4/6760
Date of Enlisting:
30 December 1912
Date of death:
17.5.1915
Cemetery/ Memorial:
Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuichy, France
UK Cemetery/Memorial:
St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour
Ashwell Village War Memorial
Frank enlisted in Ashwell on 30th November 1912 and was a Lance Corporal in the 2nd Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment. He fought in the Western European Theatre of War, France and Flanders. He was killed in action near Festubert, France during the 2nd Battle of Ypres on 17th May 1915 and was buried in a grave over which his comrades placed a cross inscribed “For King and Country”.
Frank is commemorated in the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuichy, France, on the St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour and the Ashwell Village War Memorial.
Frank was awarded the 1914/15 Star Medal, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
Family History:
Date of Birth:
1.7.1894
Birth Place:
Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Residence:
Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Marriage:
Single
Frank was born on 1st July 1894, second son of Arthur Butler Harradine and Emma (nee Goodchild) Harradine of Ashwell. Frank was a pupil of the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell and before enlisting was a farm labourer.
Frank was a member of the Ashwell Football Club and regularly played for the team.
Commentary:
Other references
March 1915 Events from the Royston Crow
Mr Chote, the headmaster, had news from Private Herbert Crow, 19, who, while serving in H.Q. at the Front, had seen old boys Sidney Chapman and Frank Harradine.
May 1915 Events from the Royston Crow
The sister of Lance-Corporal Frank Harradine received a letter saying he was missing.
Name: |
Frank Harradine |
Birth Place: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Residence: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Death Date: |
17.5.1915 |
Enlistment Place: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Rank: |
Lance Corporal |
Regiment: |
Bedfordshire Regiment |
Battalion: |
2nd Battalion, 21st Brigade, 7th Division |
Regimental Number: |
4/6760 |
Type of Casualty: |
Killed in Action |
Theatre of War: |
Western Europe, France and Flanders |
This page was added on 15/03/2016.