Frederick Joseph Willis
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Corporal 265708
Parents: Joseph and Amelia Willis
Home address: 10 Downend Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Shop Assistant
Date of birth: 1891
Place of birth: Mangotsfield, Bristol
Date of death: 19/07/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site but commemorated at Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France and Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial
Age: 25
Further information:
Born in Mangotsfield, son of a leather cutter in the boot industry. Eldest of five children with one brother and three sisters.
Frederick's battalion the 2nd/6th, served on the Western Front. They fought along with the 2nd/4th in their first significant action on 19th July 1916. It was an unsuccessful attack in the Battle of Fromelles which cost the two battalions a total of 332 casualties including Frederick.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/