No.100773, 2nd Corporal, Frederick James PECK
Aged 22
no overseas service, therefore no medals
1 Coy.,2nd Reserve Battalion, Royal Engineers
Died of Illness on 7th April 1916
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Frederick James Peck was born at Queach Cottages, Pakeham on 21st May 1893 (2nd qtr 1893 Thingoe 4a:787) son of George and Elizabeth PECK (née HOWE). Once again the parish boundary of Pakenham and Ixworth confuses,
Grimstone End being much closer to Ixworth village than Pakenham, albeit south of Pakenham Water Mill. In fact the census has Grimstone End
as part of Ixworth albeit the Ecclesiastical Parish For some reason his brother John is on the Pakenham and Ixworth memorials, but Frederick is only on Ixworth 1901 census...Aged 7, he was at Grimstone End, Pakenham with his father George PECK [52] farm labourer, his mother Elizabeth [49] born Ixworth; brothers Frank [19], Charles [17] and Sidney [14] all farm labourers, Alfred [11] and John [9]. All except his mother born in Pakenham. His mother died in 1908 1911 census...Aged 17, estate carpenter, he was at 57 Great Livermere boarding with his uncle and aunt,Harry and Mary Ann ROSIER and his grandmother Susan HOWE [92]. His widower father and brothers Sidney, Alfred and John, all farm workers, were at Baileys Pool, Ixworth. Another boundary confusion. His brother John was killed a year later in France see here |
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He enlisted in Harwich on 26th May 1915, joining the Royal Engineers at Chatham on 14th June. He gave his age as 22 years 5 days, a carpenter
living at 1 Limekiln Houses, Pakenham. He was 5 feet 7 inches tall chest 34 to 37 inches,weighing 140 lbs, next of kin his father
of 1 Limekiln Cottage, Pakenham. Promoted L/Cpl 10th September 1915 and 2nd Cpl on 24th December 1915. Army Form 5080 (living blood relatives) completed by his father in 1919 gave :- Father - George Peck of Bailey Pool, Pakenham, brothers William [42] and Frank [39] at Bailey Pool, Charles [36]and Sydney [32] at 52 Great Livermere, Alfred [29] at Elmswell; sister Mrs Emma Orbell [40] at 15 Old Market Street, Thetford, He died, according to the newspaper article, of "spotted fever", actually a septic throat leading to meningitis, in the Military Hospital at Fort Pitt, Chatham. Another page of his records states cause of death, Scarlet Fever. His personal belongings were sent to his father at Bailey Pool, Pakenham.
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