No.9766, Private, Frederick WARD
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Frederick Henry Ward was born in 1898 (Mildenhall Q1-1898 4A:847) , son of Alfred and Eliza Catherine J. WARD(née EVANS).
1901 census...Aged 3, he was at Avenue Farm, 60, Icklingham with his mother Eliza WARD [31] born Chester, Cheshire; his grandfather (widower) John WARD [69] stockman on farm; brother Alfred B [6]; sisters Dorothy [5] and Charlotte [1]. All except his mother were born in Icklingham. His father, Alfred WARD [ ] farm labourer, born Hampshire 1911 census...Aged 13, he was at Avenue Farm, Icklingham with his parents; brother Alfred B (farm labourer); sisters Dorothy, Charlotte M., Mary J W [9], Martha L [7] and Violet E [5], new sisters all born in Icklingham. |
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He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. The 7th battalion was at Acheux when they received orders to amalgamate with the 1/1st Cambridgeshires and then spent their last tour of duty in the trenches from 11th to 17th May before becoming a cadre unit and then later being affiliated to the American Army to give them instruction. The Battlion had 5 men killed on the 17th May and one the next day, probably the last of the battalion to die in action.
photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission and also commemorated on the Weather Heath Memorial (Elveden Column by the A11) click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
