Private Frank Albert WINTER, L/10168, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 22nd July 1916, age 21.

Born Brixton, Surrey, son of Frank Osborne and Amelia (Amy) Winter, of 8, Glenelg Road, Acre Lane, Brixton, London.

1911 Census - 8, Glenelg Road, Brixton, London - Frank Osborne Winter, head, age 49, married, printer, compositor, worker, born Blackfriars, London; Amelia Winter, wife, age 46, married 22 years, 7 children, all still alive, born Faversham, Kent; Amelia Elizabeth Winter, daughter, age 21, single, restaurant waitress, worker, born Brixton, London; Edith May Winter, daughter, age 19, single, restaurant waitress, worker, born Brixton, London; Rose Maud Winter, daughter, age 18, single, assist at home, at home, born Brixton, London; Frank Albert Winter, son, age 16, single, printers assistant, compositor, worker, born Brixton, London; Frederick George Winter, son, age 12, school, born New Malden, Surrey; Gladys Ethel Winter, daughter, age 7, school, born Brixton, London; Dorothy Grace Winter, daughter, age 5, school, born Brixton, London.

Home 10th March 1913 to 17th August 1913.

10th March 1913, London, enlisted 3rd Battalion, Special Reserve, Shropshire Light Infantry, Service No.6384; age 17 years & 10 months, height 5ft 8½ inches, weight 114lbs, scar back of right wrist, scar left buttock, scar below left elbow; Born Clapham London; Formerly printers assistant. 9th July 1913, completed 4 months training; 18th August 1913, joined Regular Army.

Enlisted  New Cross, Kent, age 18 years & 4 months, height 5ft 8½ inches, weight 118lbs, fresh complexion, blue eyes, auburn hair, scar back of right wrist, star & dot right forearm, scars back of left hand & left thumb, scar right knee, scar left buttock. Formerly printers labourer.

Home, 18th August 1913 to 13th August 1914; BEF, 14th August 1914 to  22nd July 1916.

18th August 1913, enlisted; 22nd August 1913, posted Dublin, Ist Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th February to 16th February 1914, King George V Hospital, Dublin, boils; 14th August 1914, posted BEF; 15th August 1914, landed with Battalion, "C" Company.

11th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Frank Osborne Winter, 8, Glenelg Road, Acre Lane, Brixton, SW2; Mother, Amelia Winter, 8, Glenelg Road, Acre Lane, Brixton, SW2; Brothers - Frederick George Winter, age 21, 8, Glenelg Road, Acre Lane, Brixton, SW2; Sisters - Amelia Edwards (Winter), age 29, 8 Alveston Mews, South Renovington?; Edith King (Winter), age 27, 80 Corrance? Road, Brixton; Gladys Winter, age 16, 8, Glenelg Road, Brixton;  Dorothy Winter, age 13,  8, Glenelg Road, Brixton.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, Somme, France.

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