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PATRICK FAHY

JOHN THOMAS FAIRHURST

HORACE LEONARD FARNDON

WILLIAM FARMER

FRANCIS FEATHERSTONE

HERBERT CHARLES FENSOME

ALBERT FIGGETT

GEORGE FRANCIS FINDLEY

RICHARD FINEMORE

BENJAMIN FIRTH MM

WILLIAM HENRY FISHER

JAMES FITZGERALD

TIMOTHY CONNOR FITZPATRICK

HORACE F FLAVELL

JAMES FLETCHER

FRANK FOULKES

WILLIAM CHARLES FRANCIS

HOWARD FRANKISH

JOHN FRENCH

FREDERICK WILLIAM FRYER                                                                                                                                             FULL REPORT
Shropshire Light Infantry cap badge ww1Frederick was born in 1890, the third child of  David and Hannah Fryer, and had an older sister and brother, Ada and Harry and a younger sister Dorothy.    In the 1891 census they are residing at 4 Kings Place, Marylebone when his father was working as a valet/domestic servant, by 1901 they were residing at 21 Mill Lane, Carshalton Surrey.  His father was now working as a house painter and his mother was taking in laundry.  By 1911 Frederick had joined the army, serving with the Shropshire Light Infantry until 1913 when he joined Birmingham City Police 6th Nov 1913 aged 23. He served on the ‘C’ Division, with Warrant number 8397.  He was called up on reserve 4th August 1914 returning to his battalion and went to France on 20 September 1914.  In November 1916 Frederick was reported to have been injured, but subsequently returned to the Front. 
On 28th April 1917 Frederick's battalion moved into Niger Trench near Wancourt in the Arras sector. On 3rd May 1917 orders were given for an attack to be made on the German held Ape Trench in order to straighten the lines. Frederick's battalion was detailed to occupy and hold Ape Trench once the initial assaulting force had captured the position. The attack was a success with Ape Trench being captured and Frederick's battalion maintaining possession until relieved on the night of Friday 4th May 1917. Casualties of 12 men killed were taken during the attack, which included Frederick, whose body was not recovered.  He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

WILLIAM FRYER