No.G/17642, Private, Frederick George PALFREY
Aged 26
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Born in 1890 (3rd qtr Bury St.Edmunds 4a:717) son of George and Elizabeth PALFREY (née SMITH)
1891 census...Aged 9 months, he was at 19 St Andrews Street South, Bury St.Edmunds with his father George PALFREY [25] labourer born Fornham AllSaints; his mother Elizabeth [23] born Bury St.Edmunds. 1901 census...Aged 10, he was at 34 Out Westgate, Bury St.Edmunds with his parents (father now Brewer's labourer); brothers James William [5] and Benjamin Charles [2]; sisters Katherine Sarah [4], and Louisa Ladysmith [1]; aunt Emma SMITH [17]; uncle George Sidney Smith [16] fitter in iron foundry; widowed grandmother Sarah SMITH [52] born Woodbridge. 1911 census...Aged 20, a cooper's labourer, he was at 34 Westgate still with his parents, brothers James, Benjamin and John[5];sisters Kate, Louisa, Bertha [9], Bessie [7] and Edith [11 months]; grandmother Sarah SMITH, aunt Emma SMITH and uncle George SMITH (brewer's engineer). He married Lilian May CORNISH [13-3-1896] in Bury St.Edmunds on 31st July 1915 . Their two sons were Frederick Herbert Walter [24-9-1915] and William Horace George [27-5-1917]. They were living at Brick Farm, Stanningfield (pension card) or Vine Filed Farm, Eastgate Street, Bury St.Edmunds (CWGC) |
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He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds on 18th November 1915, placed in Reserves and mobilised into the Royal West Surreys on 8th April 1016.He gave his date of birth as 17th June 1890,
a cooper's labourer of 34 Westgate Road, Bury St.Edmunds, married, 5 feet 2 inches tall, chest 32.5 to 35 inches, weighing 117 lbs Posted to 12th Battalion The Queens on 11th April 1916 and transferred to R W Kent 1-9-1916 and to the 6th Battalion of the R W Kent (Queen's Own) on 24th October 1916. Army form 5080 has in 1920 the most complete living relatives list I have seen, widow, 2 children, both his parents George and Elizabeth Palfrey, 3 brothers James Wiiliam, Benjaminm Charles and John James; 5 sisters Catherine Sarah, Louise Ladysmith, Bertha May, Bessie Violet and Edith Lilian, one half blood sister, Emma Elizabeth Smith.; grandmother Sarah SMITH, nephews Frank and James William Palfrey; uncles George Sidney Smith, Joe Palfrey, aunts Fanny PASKE and Betsy Palfrey. The war diary:- Trenches, Arras 9th April 1917..The battalion attacked BLUE LINE at 5:30 am. "A" Coy and "C"Coy on right, "b" and "D" Coy on left. The battalion passed through the 7th East Surrey who had captured the BLACK LINE and by the aid of a creeping barrage assaulted HANGEST TRENCH (1st objective). The enemy's resistance was overcome without difficulty and the 2nd and 3rd objectives were captured in turn. Many prisoners and much booty fell into the hands of the battalion. Casualties, 1 Captain wounded 7 subalterns wounded, 1 subaltern killed. OR Casualties 129 Strength of battalion going into action 635...( the officer casualties then named).. Night spent consolidating captured positions.
He was moved to Feuchy Chapel in October 1919 click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
