2nd Lt
Frederick Jukes
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1891 |
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Place of birth: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Clerk |
Army information
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Country: Wales, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Second Lieutenant |
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Service number: / |
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Units: — Welsh Regiment, 9th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 20/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Hessian Wood, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 26 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 93A |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal — 01/01/1920 |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
My story
Frederick Jukes was born in 1891 in Cardiff, Wales. He was the second son of Elizabeth Ann and George Jukes. According to the 1911 Census Frederick, like his elder brother George, worked as a clerk. They ware possibly both employed by their father who worked as a Commission Agent in Cardiff. Frederick joined the army and served with the Royal (City of London) Fusiliers till August 1916, when he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant with the 9th Welsh Regiment, part of the 58th Brigade of the 19th (Western) Division.
On 20 September 1917, with zero hour set at 5.40 a.m. the 19th Division attacked with two brigades. The 58th Brigade attacked with the 6th Wiltshires, 9th Welsh Regiment and 9th Cheshires, the 9th Royal Welsh Fusiliers were in support. The 9th Welsh Regiment advanced along the Ypres-Commines Canal. They immediately encountered heavy machine-gun fire from Hollebeke Château and from a dugout near Opaque Wood. Casualties were high and Major John Angel Gibbs, commanding the 9th Welsh was killed outright. Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey took his place and continued the assault to the second objective at Belgian and Hessian Wood. But the men were held up once more in front of Hessian Wood by machine-guns located at Hollebeke Château and at Hessian Wood. With the help of reinforcements from the 9th Cheshires a couple machine-guns were silenced and the second objective was captured around 1 p.m. One hour later a German counter-attack was fend off with artillery support. The artillery then targeted Hollebeke Château, which gave the men the opportunity to enter the western edge of Hessian Wood.
Though the attack had been a success, casualties were high. 55 men had been killed and 6 officers and 198 men were wounded. The 9th Welsh also suffered seven officers killed or died of wounds. Among them 26-year old Frederick Jukes, who fell during the attack on Hessian Wood. Frederick has no known grave and is remembered on panel 93 of the Tyne Cot Memorial.
On 20 September 1917, with zero hour set at 5.40 a.m. the 19th Division attacked with two brigades. The 58th Brigade attacked with the 6th Wiltshires, 9th Welsh Regiment and 9th Cheshires, the 9th Royal Welsh Fusiliers were in support. The 9th Welsh Regiment advanced along the Ypres-Commines Canal. They immediately encountered heavy machine-gun fire from Hollebeke Château and from a dugout near Opaque Wood. Casualties were high and Major John Angel Gibbs, commanding the 9th Welsh was killed outright. Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey took his place and continued the assault to the second objective at Belgian and Hessian Wood. But the men were held up once more in front of Hessian Wood by machine-guns located at Hollebeke Château and at Hessian Wood. With the help of reinforcements from the 9th Cheshires a couple machine-guns were silenced and the second objective was captured around 1 p.m. One hour later a German counter-attack was fend off with artillery support. The artillery then targeted Hollebeke Château, which gave the men the opportunity to enter the western edge of Hessian Wood.
Though the attack had been a success, casualties were high. 55 men had been killed and 6 officers and 198 men were wounded. The 9th Welsh also suffered seven officers killed or died of wounds. Among them 26-year old Frederick Jukes, who fell during the attack on Hessian Wood. Frederick has no known grave and is remembered on panel 93 of the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Sources 3
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9 Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. (The National Archives, KEW ( TNA), WO 95/2092/1 en 95/2092/2). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Further reference |
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McCarthy C., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, (London, Uniform, 2018), pg. 76-77. Sources used |
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Steven John, The Welsh at War: Through mud to victory Third ypres and the 1918 offensives, (Banrsley, Pen & Sword Military, 2018), pg. 35-36. Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/834416 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=35570851-12e2-463b-90b7-e3e3889e5cbe |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2194355 |