His father Fred, mother Sarah Ann and seven brothers and sisters lived at 50 Cherry Tree Lane, Beverley. Following this he worked as a chauffeur for Mr. A. Plimpton (father of Captain Robert Plimpton), at Walkington Park. Frank enlisted into the 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formed at Beverley as part of the 3rd new Army (K3). He celebrated his 21st birthday and a few days leave in Walkington before embarking for France; he was killed in action just two months later on 14th July 1916. The 8th battalion was holding the Line with Longueval to their front at this time and took part in heavy fighting that cost them casualties of 19 officers and 440 men. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing on the Somme.
His brother William Tindall Marson, 5th Battalion King’s Own Light Infantry was also killed in action on 27th March 1918 aged 19 years and is buried in Gommecourt British Cemetery No2, Hebuterne France.
