BORN HULL 1897. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM PECK (1869-1942) & AMELIA (MILLIE) PECK )1876-1925), OF NUMBERS;, 17 & 19, ELIZABETH TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN BEVERLEY. HIS MOTHER WAS BORN AT KINGS CROSS, LONDON. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. FRANK WAS THE SECOND SON AND ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, “LILY”.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, WITH THE 1/8TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 14/08/1918, AGED 21.
BURIED AT FOUQUIERES CHURCHYARD EXTENSION. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “ONE OF THE BEST”.
| Name | Frank Peck |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 14 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | Fouquieres Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Regiment | Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 306988 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
FRANK
Military Number:
306988
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
14/08/1918
Place died:
Fouquieres Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
21
16, KENT TERRACE, KENT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
