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STURGEON, Frederick Harry


No.13199, Private, Frederick Harry STURGEON
Aged 19


9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Killed in Action on 13th September 1916


Frederick Harry Sturgeon was born in Sudbury (1st qtr 1897 Sudbury 4a:789), son of James William and Mary Ann STURGEON (née NUNN )

1901 census...Aged 4, he was at Highfield Cottage, Pakenham with his father James STURGEON [40] horsekeeper born Great Barton; his mother Mary A [34] born Norton; sister Kate [8]; brothers George [5] and Frank [5]. All the children were born in Sudbury.

1911 census...Aged 14, a farm labourer, he was at Wyken Lodge, Bardwell with his parents; sisters Annie [9] and Maud [9] both born Pakenham; brother Bertie [3] born Great Barton.

On the pension card his mother was at Highfield, Great Barton, father later at Upper Town, Pakenham



He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds
The battalion was in trenches in Sandpits area. War Diary :-
"13th September..Battn ordered to attack enemy trenches. B C and D Coys attacked at 6:20 am. 1st two lines of enemy's trenches captured but owing to heavy casualties from artillery and M G fire the situation could not be cleared up. At 7:30pm A Coy were ordered to attack the QUADRILATERAL but failed to reach their objective owing to heavy MG fire. A new trench was dug by the Battn which enabled them to get in touch with the 2nd Sherwoods on the left and 8th Bedfords on the right. It also cleared the situation. During the attack the Battn behaved splendidly and it is regretted the casualties were so heavy. 2 officers killed, 7 wounded, OR 15 killed 185 wounded."




There is an error on this card, he arrived in France/Flanders in August 1915, hence the 1914-1915 Star


photo CWGC

Frederick Sturgeon is buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery 6:J:7

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