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Private F Wale

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Private Frank WALE, G/13075, 6th  Battalion  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 4th August 1916.

Born Gravesend, Kent, son of John H & Fanny E Wale.

1911 Census - 42 Arthur Street, Gravesend, Kent - Fanny Emma Wale, head, age 60, widow, 12 children, 8 still alive, born Ash near Wrotham, Kent; Percy John Wale, son, age 35, single, seaman Merchant Marine, unemployed, born Gravesend, Kent; Oliver Wale, son, age 24, single, painter, house decorator, worker, born Gravesend, Kent; Harry Sam Wale, son, age 22, single, dairyman, worker, born Gravesend, Kent; Frank Wale, son, age 18, single, dairyman, worker, born Gravesend, Kent; Anthony Wale, age 17, single, Pawnbrokers Assistant, worker, born Gravesend, Kent.

Enlisted Gravesend, Kent, age 23 years, height 5ft 2¾ inches, weight 120lbs, requires denture. Resided 42 Arthur Street, Gravesend, Kent. Formerly ships steward.

Home 1st March 1916 to 13th July 1916; BEF 14th JUly 1916 to 4th August 1916.

1st March 1916, enlisted; 2nd March 1916, to Army Reserve; 12th April 1916, mobilized; 12th April 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th April 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th July 1916, embarked; 15th July 1916, Etaples, 40 Infantry Base Depot; 15th July 1916, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 4th August 1916, posted missing.

4th September 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, dead; Mother, Fanny Emma Wale, 42 Arthur Street, Gravesend; Brothers - Percy John Wale, age 43, 42 Arthur Street, Gravesend; ????????, Wale, age 41, 177 Clarendon? Place, Dover; Oliver Wale, age 43, 7 East Milton Street, Gravesend; Arthur Wale, age 27, 42 Arthur Street, Gravesend; Anthony Wale, age 25, 42 Arthur Street, Gravesend; Sisters - Fanny E Robbins?, age 38, 43 Arthur Street, Gravesend.

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