Pte
Frank Wareing
Informatie over geboorte
|
Geboortejaar: 1888 |
|
Geboorteplaats: Widnes, Lancashire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
|
Laatst gekende woonplaats: Widnes, Lancashire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
|
Beroep: medewerker pandjeshuis |
Informatie legerdienst
|
Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
|
Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
|
Rang: Private |
|
Service nummer: 54798 |
|
Dienstneming plaats: Crewe, Cheshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
|
Eenheden: — 146th Machine Gun Company (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
|
Datum van overlijden: 13/11/1917 |
|
Plaats van overlijden: Zonnebeke Lake, België |
|
Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
|
Leeftijd: 29 |
Gedenkplaats
|
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Paneel: 159A |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
|
British War Medal Medaille |
|
Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 4
| #1 | Geboorteplaats | ||
| #2 | Laatst gekende woonplaats | ||
| #3 | Dienstneming plaats | ||
| #4 | Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering) |
Mijn verhaal
Frank Waring (or Wareing), a former pawnbroker assistant, was born in 1888 in Widnes, Lancashire, England. He was the son of William and Mary Waring, living in 144 Mersey Road, Widnes. He was married to Emily Wareing, and was the father of Frank Wareing. He enlisted at Crewe, Cheshire East, England. Frank served as a Private in the 146th Machine Gun Company, part of 146th (West Riding) Brigade, from the 49th (West Riding) Division.
On November 11, the 146th Brigade relieved the 6th Australian Brigade in the front line on Broodseinde Ridge. During the following days, there was enemy shelling in the area.
Frank Wareing, aged 29, was killed in action on November 13, 1917. In 1919 a memorial cross dedicated to him was found near Zonnebeke Lake at 28.D.28.a.40.50. Private Wareing has no known grave and is remembered on panel 159A of the Tyne Cot Memorial.
On November 11, the 146th Brigade relieved the 6th Australian Brigade in the front line on Broodseinde Ridge. During the following days, there was enemy shelling in the area.
Frank Wareing, aged 29, was killed in action on November 13, 1917. In 1919 a memorial cross dedicated to him was found near Zonnebeke Lake at 28.D.28.a.40.50. Private Wareing has no known grave and is remembered on panel 159A of the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Bronnen 3
|
146th Machine Gun Company (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2795/3). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
|
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
|
War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 363). https://www.ancestry.com/ Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 3
|
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/826041/frank-waring/ |
|
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4625239 |
|
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=421a3134-b7f4-4700-8197-f1c9d5e9db86 |