Frederick George Grace
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 200211 and 1728
Parents: William Henry and Laura Grace
Home address: 19 Edward Street, Lower Weston, Bath
Pre-war occupation: Apprentice cabinet maker
Date of birth: 1895
Place of birth: Puckelchurch, Bristol
Date of death: 03/08/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 23
Further information:
Frederick was born at Pucklechurch, the son of a colliery engine driver and the eldest child of six with four younger sisters and a younger brother.
In October 1914 Frederick's battalion embarked for India from Southampton arriving at Bombay the following month. They moved to Basra and joined the 37th Indian Brigade and in May 1916 transferred to the 41st Indian Brigade defending the Lines of Communication. In March 1918 they transferred to the 56th Indian Brigade. Frederick died 3 months before the Armistice at one of the general hospitals that were sited at Amara during much of WW1. The cause of his death is not specified but it is possible that he was one of the many victims of infectious illnesses that afflicted the soldiers serving in Mesopotamia.
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/