Frederick Rose
Memorial: Filton - St Peter's Church
Regiment: East Surrey Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 2863
Parents: Henry and Mabel Rose
Home address: Home address: 66 Filton Road, Bristol Lived: Westminster, Middlesex
Date of birth: 1892
Place of birth: Moseley, Warwickshire
Date of death: 24/04/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site. Commemorated at Ypres Menin Gate Memorial and Filton Memorials
Age: 22
Further information:
Frederick was born in Moseley in Warwickshire,
Frederick mobilised to France with his battalion ("B" Company. 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment) in January 1915 and he lasted just three months at the front. He was killed in action during the Battle of St Julien, one of the engagements of The Second Battles of Ypres (22 April – 25 May 1915). The result of the Ypres action was inconclusive, at a cost to the allies of 81,000 casualties. Frederick's body was never identified and the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, where he is remembered, bears the names of more than 54,000 soldiers who died in Belgium and have no known grave.
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/