BORN HULL 1898. SON OF GEORGE & SARAH ELIZABETH GREAVES ABOVE 1911 CENSUS & 129 ORWELL STREET, GRIMSBY. HIS FATHER WORKED IN THE FISH TRADE. HE ENLISTED IN GRIMSBY. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 404493, LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 25TH MACHINE GUN COMPANY. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 29/05/1918, AGED 20.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, SARAH.
HE IS BURIED AT LA VILLE-AUX-BOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, AISNE, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “REMOVED FROM EARLY LABOURS TO ETERNAL REST – FROM MOTHER”
| Name | Frederick William Greaves |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 29 May 1918 |
| Death Place | LA VILLE-AUX-BOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, AISNE, FRANCE |
| Enlistment Place | Grimsby |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 127059 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 404493, Lincs Regt. |
First name:
FREDERICK WILLIAM
Military Number:
127059
Rank:
Private
Date Died
29/05/1918
Place died:
LA VILLE-AUX-BOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, AISNE, FRANCE
Age:
20
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