Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
Just before the outbreak of war he had been on a visit home, and upon his arrival in Canada he was too late to join the first Canadian Army bound for the front. He at once went into training in November 1914 and arrived in England with the second Canadian Army in May 1915, embarking for the front in September the same year. He was engaged in repairing some telephone wires that had been cut by enemy shell fire the previous day, when the Germans began shelling the neighbourhood again, this time killing and wounding several men, Frederick suffered face, neck and leg wounds and these were thought to be only superficial, however his condition began to deteriorate and it became apparent that he had also suffered serious internal injuries and he subsequently died from these in Boulogne General Hospital. His enlistment documents record that he gave Mrs F. O. Stevens of Preston, Rutland, England as his next of kin. He gave his trade or calling as Steam Fitter and stated that he was unmarried. He had previously served for 18 months in the 3rd Field Company, Canadian Engineers. Information taken from his medical examination shows that he was 5 foot 6 ¾ inches in height and had a chest measurement of 33 to 38 ½ inches. It was noted that he had four vaccination scars on his left arm and sundry moles on his body.