Frederick Dando

Memorial: Westerleigh - Village Green

Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment

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

Rank and number: Private 200943

Parents: Thomas Dando

Home address: School Lane, Westerleigh, Bristol

Date of birth: 1897

Place of birth: Frampton Cotterell, Bristol

Date of death: 23/08/1918

Buried/Commemorated at: Vis-En-Artois Memorial (Ref. Panel 6), France

Age: 22

Further information:

Frederick Dando was born in 1897 in Frampton Cotterell, he was the son of Thomas Dando of School Lane, Westerleigh. In 1901 he was living with his grandparents in Frampton Cotterell and in 1911 he was living with his uncle Alfred Dando in Westerleigh

Frederick served with the 12th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment as a private. Fredrick died on the 23rd August 1918, he was awarded the Victory and the British War medals

Frederick Dando is remembered on the Vis-En-Artois memorial (Ref: Panel ), France. Also on the Westerleigh Memorial and on the Chipping Sodbury and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital board, which is now in Yate and District Heritage Centre, under Westerleigh

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

Yate and District Heritage Centre. Forces War Records and CWGC