Private Frank Garner, 242050

  • Batt - 2/6
  • Unit - South Staffordshire Regiment
  • Section - "B" Company
  • Date of Birth - 22/02/1898
  • Died - 21/03/1918
  • Age - 20

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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Albert Garner, a confectioner, born on the 25th December 1869 in Leicester and baptised on the 20th February 1870 in St. George’s Church, Leicester (son of John Garner, 1835-1912 and Sarah Broughton, 1841-1927) and his wife Elizabeth Garner (nee Beaver, married on the 12th April 1893 in the Church of St. Nicholas, Islip, Northamptonshire), born on the 22nd September 1870 in Dunsby, Lincolnshire (daughter of William Beaver, 1836-1914 and Elizabeth A. Osborne, 1835). Frank, a twin, was born on the 22nd February 1898 in Leicester, his siblings were, Lily Beaver, born on the 22nd April 1894, John Albert, born on the 24th July 1896, Frank’s twin brother, Albert William, born on the 22nd February 1898, Cecil, born in the October quarter of 1899 and Dorothy May, born on the 4th January 1901, all his siblings were born in Leicester, in March 1901 the family home was at 28, College Avenue, St. Peter’s, Leicester.
In April 1911 Frank was residing in the family home at 100, Granby Street, Leicester, together with his mother, a shopkeeper and his siblings, Lily, a confectionery shop assistant, John, William and Dorothy.
NOTE: Frank’s younger brother Cecil, died in March 1902, aged 2 years and was interred on the 3rd March in Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester.
Frank’s army service enlistment documents do not survive, therefore the currently available information pertaining to his military service has been obtained from the following sources: - 1921 HMSO Publication, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914 - 1919, WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Registers.
Enlisted/Attested in Leicester into the Territorial Force. Date not known.
Joined. At Leicester. Date not known.
Posted. To South Staffordshire Regt. Date not known.
Allotted the Regimental Service number 242050.
Posted. To 2/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
First entered the theatre of war in France after the 31st December 1915.
Joined. “B” Company, 2/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
Reported missing or wounded in action. In the Field. 21/3/18.
Enquiries instigated through the International Committee of the Red Cross to establish if a Prisoner of War.
Negative response received. 8/6/18.
Accepted for official purposes to have died on or since. 21/3/18.
Body not recovered. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
In the event of his death, Frank nominated his mother Elizabeth, as his sole legatee.
The War Diary records: 21 Mar-18 – Heavy enemy shelling of back areas commenced between 2.00 and 3.00am, also heavy bombardment by enemy of Front and Support Line with High Explosive and Gas shells from 4.00am to 8.00am.
Enemy attacked in mass formation at 9.00am and succeeded in capturing the Front Line and also effected a flank move and got through to Railway Reserve and Battalion Headquarters.
23 Officers and about 600 Other Ranks are “Missing,” including Lieutenant Colonel J. STUART WORTLEY, Captain C. E. L. WHITEHOUSE, (Adjutant), Captain W. A. ADAM, Captain W. A. JORDAN, Captain T. L. ASTBURY and Captain W. S. LYNES, (Company Commanders). The following Officers are missing:- Lieutenant W. T. BUTLER, Lieutenant R. G. BOYCOTT, Lieutenant L. J. SHELTON, 2nd Lieutenant H. P. BUNN, 2nd Lieutenant H. E. SHIPTON, 2nd Lieutenant H. W. GREGORY, 2nd Lieutenant J. A. GEYTON, 2nd Lieutenant R. BAXTER, 2nd Lieutenant F. W. SPIBEY, 2nd Lieutenant C. HAWORTH, 2nd Lieutenant J. H. HICKMAN, 2nd Lieutenant T. A. GOUGH, 2nd Lieutenant G. A. YATES, 2nd Lieutenant J. BONSHOR, 2nd Lieutenant J. RIGBY, 2nd Lieutenant H. E. JONES and Captain W. M. CHRISTIE, ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.
The Quartermasters Stores and Transport moved from DYSART CAMP at 5.00pm by march route via COURCELLES-LES-COMPTE to DOUCHY where they bivouacked.
Major H. M. C. CURTIS proceeded to the line with details from the Transport Lines, a party of 2 Officers (2nd Lieutenant S. G. MAITLAND and 2nd Lieutenant S. BRADBURY) and 50 Other Ranks, including Band and specialists under training and held a portion of the front line of the Third System of Defence, East of MORY until relieved at 4.00am 22nd.
Frank’s mother, Elizabeth of 100, Granby Street, Leicester was awarded a weekly Army Dependant’s Pension of five shillings, commensurate on the 6th November 1918, payable for life.
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Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
  • Unit - South Staffordshire Regiment
  • Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
  • Burial Commemoration - Loos Mem., Pas de Calais, France
  • Born - Leicester
  • Enlisted - Leicester
  • Place of Residence - 100 Granby Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  • Memorial - HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LEICESTER
  • Memorial - ALDERMAN NEWTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL MEM., LEICESTER
  • Memorial - BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION MEM., LEICESTER