Frank Fern
Title
Frank Fern
Description
Frank Fern was born on 10 May 1894 in Waterlane. He enrolled in Oakridge School on 16 March 1898 and left on 5 May 1908. He was the son of Frederick Fern and Sarah Ann Barnfield. Frederick Fern was a plasterer and lived in Waterlane in what is now Granville Cottage. Frank Fern worked as a farm labourer living with his parents. His elder brother Walter was killed in action in Belgium in 1916.
Frank enlisted in Bristol in the 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He served as a private and lost his life in action in Mesopotamia on 29 March 1917 aged 23.
He is remembered on the Basra Memorial in what is now Iraq.
Frank enlisted in Bristol in the 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He served as a private and lost his life in action in Mesopotamia on 29 March 1917 aged 23.
He is remembered on the Basra Memorial in what is now Iraq.
Source
Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“Frank Fern,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/170.