Frederick Cains

Memorial: Hanham - High Street

Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 21383

Parents: Samuel William and Kate Cains

Marital status: Married

Home address: 51 Hanham Terrace, Hanham, Bristol

Date of birth: 1889

Place of birth: Hanham, Bristol

Date of death: 31/08/1916

Buried/Commemorated at: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery (Ref. IV. W. 4.), Mametz, Somme, France

Age: 27

Further information:

Frederick won many medals playing football for Hanham athletic and played several times for the county. He was married to Edith Beatrice

Frederick served with the 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry and was Killed in Action on 31 August 1916 aged 27

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Forces War Records and CWGC