Francis James Stephen (Frank) Mayo
Memorial: Longwell Green, United Church
Regiment: Labour Corps
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 429428
Parents: Samuel John and Diana Mayo
Marital status: Married
Home address: Longwell Green, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Farm Worker - Carter
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Oldland Common, Bristol
Date of death: 30/08/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Oldland (St. Anne) Churchyard
Age: 23
Further information:
Frank was the youngest son of a coal miner and was born at Oldland Common. He was a middle child of eight children with three sisters and four brothers. One of Frank’s older brothers George died a year before Frank also in the service of his country.
Frank joined the Navy in 1911 at the age of 16 but only served for one month as a Boy rating on HMS Impregnable training establishment Plymouth, after which his father bought his discharge for £10. At that time his physical appearance was described as - height 5' 4 3/4", light hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion.
Frank enlisted in the 96th Battalion Training Reserve in September 1914 then transferred to the 440th Company, Agricultural Labour Corps.
He married Martha Sweet in 1916. Frank was stationed at home and died at home of an unspecified illness.
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/